bobsleigh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
- (uncountable) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
- (countable) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bobsleighs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
bobsledge · bobsled · bob · bobsled
Translations (41)
cmn 有舵雪橇 (sport) · cmn 長雪橇 /长雪橇 (sled for sport) · nl bobslee (sled for sport) · pl sanie do przewożenia kłód (sleigh for logs) · bg бобслей (sport) · fi parireki (sleigh for logs) · pl bobslej (sled for sport) · cmn 雪車 /雪车 (sport) · ja ボブスレー (sled for sport) · fi rattikelkkailu (sport) · pl bobsleje (sport) · it bob (sled for sport) · fr bobsleigh (sport) · de Bob (sled for sport) · ru бобсле́й (sport) · fr bobsleigh (sled for sport) · de Rennbob (sled for sport) · pqm suwhewik (sleigh for logs) · es bobsleigh (sport) · de Rennschlitten (sled for sport) · it guidoslitta (sport) · it bob (sport) · sv bob (sport) · ja ボブスレー (sport) · hu bob (sled for sport) · cmn 有舵雪橇 (sled for sport) · nl bobsleeën (sport) · hu bob (sport) · ko 봅슬레이 (sled for sport) · ko 봅슬레이 (sport) · nl bob (sled for sport) · es bobsleigh (sled for sport) · bg боб (sleigh for logs) · ko 봅슬레드 (sport) · fi rattikelkka (sled for sport) · it guidoslitta (sled for sport) · ko 봅슬레드 (sled for sport) · cmn 長橇 /长橇 (sled for sport) · ru бобсле́й (sled for sport) · de Bobsport (sport) · bg боб (sled for sport)