"bobsled" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ Forms: bobsleds [plural]
Etymology: From bob + sled. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bob|sled|text=+|tree=1}} From bob + sled. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bobsled (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleds)
  1. (Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: bobsleigh [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bobsled-en-noun-jr-f3QK1 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Winter sports Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 23 26 8 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 42 23 26 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 42 24 26 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 18 21 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 15 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 16 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 18 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 15 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 63 13 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 15 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 17 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 16 17 15 Disambiguation of Winter sports: 75 17 8 0
  2. (uncountable, Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible. Tags: Canada, US, uncountable Synonyms: bobsleigh [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bobsled-en-noun-7WEXZ8PR Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  3. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bobsled-en-noun-mVrzJMpR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bobsledder

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ Forms: bobsleds [present, singular, third-person], bobsledding [participle, present], bobsledded [participle, past], bobsledded [past]
Etymology: From bob + sled. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bob|sled|text=+|tree=1}} From bob + sled. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} bobsled (third-person singular simple present bobsleds, present participle bobsledding, simple past and past participle bobsledded)
  1. (intransitive) To ride or race in a bobsled. Tags: intransitive Translations (to ride a bobsled): bobsleeën (Dutch), bobben (Dutch), rattikelkkailla (Finnish), kelkkailla (Finnish), jeździć bobslejem [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bobsled-en-verb-pMfbqUDB

Inflected forms

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