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bobsleigh

/ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
bob-sleigh
IPA
/ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.

Uncountable

noun

The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

Countable

verb

To ride a bobsleigh.

Intransitive verb

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.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

bobsleighs (plural) bobsleighs (present, singular) bobsleighing (participle, present) bobsleighed (participle, past) bobsleighed (past)

Derived Forms

bobsleigher

Synonyms

bobsled bob bobsledge

Questions

How do you pronounce bobsleigh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/.
What does bobsleigh mean?
A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
Where does bobsleigh come 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.

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