Definition of BOBSLEIGH

bobsleigh

Meanings

Plural: bobsleighs

Noun

  • formerly two short sleds coupled together
  • a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
  • A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
  • A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
  • The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

Verb

  • To ride a bobsleigh.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

bob, bobsled

Scrabble Score: 17

bobsleigh is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bobsleigh is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
bobsleigh is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

bobsleigh is a valid Words With Friends word