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語源

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.

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名詞

bobsleigh (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleighs)

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

同意語

• bob
• bobsled (USA/Canada)

派生語

動詞

bobsleigh (third-person singular simple present bobsleighs, present participle bobsleighing, simple past and past participle bobsleighed)

1. To ride a bobsleigh.