bobsled

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/ˈbɑbˌslɛd/

noun

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

“W. D. Howells The long wagon body set on bobsleds.”

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bobsleighbob
OriginEnglish sled ← Middle English sledde ← Middle Low German slede →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounbobsled (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleds)

plural bobsleds

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

    Synonyms: bobsleigh

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

    Synonyms: bobsleigh

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

    W. D. Howells The long wagon body set on bobsleds.

verbbobsled (third-person singular simple present bobsleds, present participle bobsledding, simple past and past participle bobsledded)

present singular third person bobsleds · participle present bobsledding · participle past bobsledded · past bobsledded

  1. intransitiveTo ride or race in a bobsled.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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bobsleigh

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

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bobsleigh

More synonyms by meaning

nounformerly two short sleds coupled together

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bobsleigh
Broader
sledsledgesleigh

nouna long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

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bobsleighbob
Broader
sledsledgesleigh

verbride a bobsled

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bob
Broader
sledsleigh
Also see
bobbobsleigh

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishbob
  2. Proto-Germanic*slīdaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*slidô
  4. Old Dutch*slido
  5. Middle Dutchsledde
  6. Proto-Germanic*slidô
  7. Old Saxonslido
  8. Middle Low Germanslede
  9. Middle Englishsledde
  10. Englishsled
  11. Englishbobsled

From bob + sled.

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Translations

Dutch bobsleeën, bobben
  • bobsleeënto ride a bobsled
  • bobbento ride a bobsled
Finnish rattikelkkailla, kelkkailla
  • rattikelkkaillato ride a bobsled
  • kelkkaillato ride a bobsled
Polish jeździć bobslejem
  • jeździć bobslejemto ride a bobsled
Cite this entry
APA

bobsled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobsled

MLA

“bobsled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobsled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bobsled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobsled.

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