bobsled
noun US uk/ˈbɒb.sled/ us/ˈbɑːb.sled/ (UK bobsleigh, /ˈbɒb.sleɪ/ /ˈbɑːb.sleɪ/)
[ C ]大雪橇
a small vehicle with long metal blades under it, built for racing down tracks covered with ice
Occasionally the bobsleds crash and turn over.
He rode in a bobsled for the first time yesterday.
- More examples
- Bobsleds are now built to have the best possible aerodynamics with lightweight construction and alloy runners.
- The United States won the four-man bobsled.
- On the bobsled tracks, carving hundredths of a second from a team's runs can make the difference between a gold medal and also-ran status.
Synonym: bob