bobsled

ˈbɑːbˌslɛd

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Definition of bobsled - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sport

long sled with steering for multiple people

They climbed into the bobsled and started down the hill.

winter sport

the sport of racing down an ice track

Bobsled is a popular event in the Winter Olympics.

bobsleigh

luge

sled

Verb

intr.

winter sport

ride a fast ice vehicle down a steep track

They love to bobsled during the winter holidays.

luge

sled

toboggan

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the sport of racing down an ice track

Origin of bobsled

English, bob (short) + sled (vehicle)

Terms with bobsled included in their meaning

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Monobob

equipment

single-person bobsled used in competitions

Monobob

sport event

bobsled event with one person competing

bobsledding

sports

sport of riding a bobsled on ice tracks

bobsledding

adj.

sports

describing equipment used in bobsled racing

Examples of bobsled in a sentence

A polished bobsled waited at the top of the icy track.
They trained for months to compete in bobsled.
The bobsled team celebrated their victory.
They decided to bobsled for the first time.
We watched them bobsled down the icy track.

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French:bobsleigh, faire du bobsleigh, ...
German:Bob, Bob fahren, ...
Italian:bob, scendere in bob, ...
Spanish:trineo de bobsleigh, practicar bobsleigh, ...
Portuguese:trenó de bobsleigh, andar de trenó, ...
Chinese:雪橇, 玩雪橇, ...
Japanese:ボブスレー, ボブスレーをする, ...
Arabic:زَلّاجة بوبسلي, رَكِبَ الزَّلَّاجَة, ...
Hebrew:מִזְחֶלֶת בּוֹב, לִגְלוֹשׁ בְּבוֹבְּסְלֵיי, ...
Russian:бобслей, кататься на бобслее, ...
Ukrainian:бобслей, кататися на бобслеї, ...
Hindi:बॉबस्लेज, बॉबस्लेड की सवारी करना, ...
Bengali:ববস্লেড, ববস্লেড চালানো, ...
Catalan:bob, fer bobsleigh, ...
Czech:bob, bobovat, ...
Danish:en bobslæde, køre bobslæde, ...
Dutch:bobslee, bobsleeën, ...
Greek:έλκηθρο μπόμπσλεϊ, κάνω έλκηθρο, ...
Hungarian:bob, bobozni, ...
Khmer:រទេះរអិលបប់ស្លេដ, ជិះរទេះរអិលលើទឹកកក, ...
Korean:봅슬레이, 봅슬레이 타다, ...
Persian:بابسلی, بابسلد سواری کرد, ...
Polish:bobslej, zjeżdżać bobslejem, ...
Portuguese (BR):trenó de bobsleigh, andar de bobsled, ...
Romanian:bob, a merge cu bobul, ...
Swedish:en bob, åka bob, ...
Thai:รถเลื่อนบ็อบสเลด, ขี่บ็อบสเลด, ...
Turkish:bobsley, bobsled yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:xe trượt lòng máng, đi xe trượt băng, ...

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