bobsleigh

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/ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/

noun

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

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bobsledbobbobsledge
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Meanings

nounbobsleigh (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleighs)

plural bobsleighs

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableA sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
  2. uncountableA winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.

    Synonyms: bobsled

  3. countableThe sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

    Synonyms: bob, bobsled, bobsledge

verbbobsleigh (third-person singular simple present bobsleighs, present participle bobsleighing, simple past and past participle bobsleighed)

present singular third person bobsleighs · participle present bobsleighing · participle past bobsleighed · past bobsleighed

  1. intransitiveTo ride a bobsleigh.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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bobsled

nounThe sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

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bobbobsledbobsledge

More synonyms by meaning

nounformerly two short sleds coupled together

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bobsled
Broader
sledsledgesleigh

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

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bobsledbob
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sledsledgesleigh
Also see
bobbobsledbobsledge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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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Translations

Bulgarian боб, бобслей
  • боб (bob)sleigh for logs
  • бобслей (bobslej)sport
  • боб (bob)sled for sport
Chinese Mandarin 雪車 /雪车, 有舵雪橇
  • 雪車 /雪车 (xuěchē)sport
  • 有舵雪橇 (yǒuduòxuěqiāo)sport
  • 有舵雪橇 (yǒuduòxuěqiāo)sled for sport
  • 長雪橇 /长雪橇 (chángxuěqiāo)sled for sport
  • 長橇 /长橇 (chángqiāo)sled for sport
Dutch bobsleeën, bobslee
  • bobsleeënsport
  • bobsleesled for sport
  • bobsled for sport
Finnish parireki, rattikelkkailu
  • parirekisleigh for logs
  • rattikelkkailusport
  • rattikelkkasled for sport
  • kulkea rattikelkallato ride a bobsleigh
French bobsleigh, bobsleigh
  • bobsleighsport
  • bobsleighsled for sport
German Bobsport, Bob
  • Bobsportsport
  • Bobsled for sport
  • Rennbobsled for sport
  • Rennschlittensled for sport
Hungarian bob, bob
  • bobsport
  • bobsled for sport
Italian bob, guidoslitta
  • bobsport
  • guidoslittasport
  • bobsled for sport
  • guidoslittasled for sport
Japanese ボブスレー, ボブスレー
  • ボブスレー (bobusurē)sport
  • ボブスレー (bobusurē)sled for sport
Korean 봅슬레이, 봅슬레드
  • 봅슬레이 (bopseullei)sport
  • 봅슬레드 (bopseulledeu)sport
  • 봅슬레이 (bopseullei)sled for sport
  • 봅슬레드 (bopseulledeu)sled for sport
Polish sanie do przewożenia kłód, bobsleje
  • sanie do przewożenia kłódsleigh for logs
  • bobslejesport
  • bobslejsled for sport
  • jeździć bobslejemto ride a bobsleigh
Russian бобсле́й, бобсле́й
  • бобсле́й (bobsléj)sport
  • бобсле́й (bobsléj)sled for sport
Spanish bobsleigh, bobsleigh
  • bobsleighsport
  • bobsleighsled for sport
Swedish bob
  • bobsport
Cite this entry
APA

bobsleigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobsleigh

MLA

“bobsleigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobsleigh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bobsleigh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobsleigh.

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