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bobsled

/ˈbɑbˌslɛd/

bobsled noun: synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.

bobsled: synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track
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Noun

bobsled (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleds)

  1. (Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
    Synonyms:
    bobsleigh
  2. (Canada, US, uncountable) Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
    Synonyms:
    bobsleigh
  3. A 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.

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.

bobsled meaning in Tamil

bobsled in Tamil

பனிச் சறுக்குவண்டி

Synonyms of bobsled

Forms of bobsled

Noun
pluralbobsleds
Verb
third-person singular presentbobsleds
present participlebobsledding
past participlebobsledded
pastbobsledded

Origin of bobsled

From bob + sled.

Words formed from bobsled

Questions about bobsled

What does bobsled mean?
Bobsled means synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
What is bobsled in Tamil?
Bobsled in Tamil is பனிச் சறுக்குவண்டி. See Bobsled meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bobsled?
Bobsled can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce bobsled?
Bobsled is pronounced /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/.
What is the plural of bobsled?
The plural of bobsled is bobsleds.

Words near bobsled in the dictionary

  1. Bobs Farm
  2. bobs under
  3. bobs up
  4. bobskate
  5. bobskates
  6. bobsled
  7. bobsledded
  8. bobsledder
  9. bobsledders
  10. bobsledding
  11. bobsledge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bobsled (page history and authors); bobsled (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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