bobsleigh

noun

/ˈbɒbsleɪ/

/ˈbɑːbsleɪ/

(British English)

(North American English bobsled

/ˈbɒbsled/

/ˈbɑːbsled/

)

(also bob)

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a racing sledge (= a vehicle for two or more people that slides over snow)大雪橇（供两人或以上比赛用）
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US, denoting a sleigh made of two short sleighs coupled together and used for hauling logs): from bob in the sense ‘short’ + sleigh.