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bobsled

/ˈbɑbˌslɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
bob-sled
IPA
/ˈbɑbˌslɛd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

noun

A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To ride or race in a bobsled.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bob Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled English bobsled From bob + sled.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

bobsleds (plural) bobsleds (present, singular) bobsledding (participle, present) bobsledded (participle, past) bobsledded (past)

Derived Forms

bobsledder

Synonyms

bobsleigh bob

Questions

How do you pronounce bobsled?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/.
What does bobsled mean?
Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
Where does bobsled come from?
Etymology tree English bob Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled English bobsled From bob + sled.

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