bobsleigh
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bobsleigh
- /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/
Where it comes from
From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport.
noun bobsleighs
- A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
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A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
Similar: bobsled
- The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
verb bobsleighs · bobsleighing · bobsleighed
- To ride a bobsleigh.
Translations
Talk about this word "bobsleigh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bobsleigh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bobsleigh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bobsleigh "bobsleigh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bobsleigh.Cite this
@misc{bobsleigh_2026,
title = {bobsleigh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bobsleigh},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
