Main Entry:

bob·sled

Pronunciation:

\ˈbäb-ˌsled\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

perhaps from ⁴bob

Date:

1837

1 : a short sled usually used as one of a pair joined by a coupling 2 : a large usually metal sled used in racing and equipped with two pairs of runners in tandem, a long seat for two or more people, a steering wheel, and a hand brake

— bobsled intransitive verb

— bob·sled·der noun