bobsleigh

Etymology
From, 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, long before the invention of the sport.

Noun



 * 1)  A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
 * 2)  A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
 * 3)  The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

Synonyms

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Translations

 * Finnish: parireki
 * Malecite-Passamaquoddy: suwhewik


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 有舵雪橇
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: rattikelkkailu
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 봅슬레이
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: bobsleigh
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 有舵雪橇, 長雪橇, 長橇
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Rennbob, Rennschlitten
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:

Verb

 * 1) To ride a bobsleigh.

Etymology
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