bobsled

noun

bob·sled | \ ˈbäb-ˌsled

Definition of bobsled

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

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He drove a bobsled in the winter Olympics.

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Whoosh forward in the bobsled of your imagination to the 2038 Winter Olympics, and wonder: Will this scene from last Wednesday even be viable? — Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, "America's gay Olympians hope that in 20 years 'gay Olympians' won't be a thing," 24 Feb. 2018 Now, the fearless bobsled driver prepares for his Olympic moment with his hometown in mind. — Tim Layden, SI.com, "Codie Bascue, the Bobsled Driver from a Little Town Called Whitehall, Begins His Olympic Journey," 14 Feb. 2018 The Nigerian bobsled team has high, perhaps sky high, expectations to change that. — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, "Online, a Diverse Winter Olympics. But on the Ground?," 12 Feb. 2018 But Puerto Rico stopped competing at the Winter Olympics when a member if its 2002 bobsled team was deemed ineligible to compete by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee and the team was withdrawn. — Jennifer Calfas, Time, "This Skier is the First Athlete to Compete at the Winter Olympics for Puerto Rico in 20 Years. Here's Why," 11 Feb. 2018 Olympic outlook:Less than three years after taking up bobsled, McGuffie will be a four-man bobsled pusher and two-man bobsled brakeman for Team USA. — Mark Spezia, Detroit Free Press, "Winter Olympics 2018: Meet Michigan's Olympians headed to Pyeongchang," 8 Feb. 2018 That count is higher now with shocking bobsled, ice dance, and hockey upsets. — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, "Confirmed: We Are Bad at the Olympics This Year," 22 Feb. 2018 The Olympic teams for men's bobsled, women's skeleton and men's skeleton are scheduled to be nominated Monday. — USA TODAY, "Gibbs, Evans picked as US Olympic women's bobsled pushers," 13 Jan. 2018 This 19th-century celebration of Christmas will feature storytelling, live performances by holiday characters, horsedrawn bobsled rides, caroling, food sampling and a visit with Santa. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Weekend guide: "The Nutcracker" opening, Dickens of a Day, holiday animation and more," 6 Dec. 2017

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