bobsled
noun
bob·sled
ˈbäb-ˌsled 
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
bobsledder
noun
Examples of bobsled in a Sentence
He drove a bobsled in the winter Olympics.
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Of course, the store opened the same month as the Olympics, for which Omega is the official timekeeper, so Smith went the extra mile to have an Omega bobsled shipped in for the requisite photoshop.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
Team Israel Olympic bobsled captain AJ Edelman has accomplished a life mission — leading the first ever Israeli bobsled team to the reach the Olympics.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
American Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, in perhaps her Olympic bobsled finale, found her way to the medal stand for a record-tying sixth time Saturday in the two-woman bobsled, while Germany's Laura Nolte won gold again.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
One of Del Duca’s push athletes, Charlie Volker, sustained a concussion during that crash that eventually led to him retiring from bobsled in January, just weeks before USA Bobsled & Skeleton announced the national team.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
Team Israel Olympic bobsled captain AJ Edelman has accomplished a life mission — leading the first ever Israeli bobsled team to the reach the Olympics.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
American Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, in perhaps her Olympic bobsled finale, found her way to the medal stand for a record-tying sixth time Saturday in the two-woman bobsled, while Germany's Laura Nolte won gold again.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
One of Del Duca’s push athletes, Charlie Volker, sustained a concussion during that crash that eventually led to him retiring from bobsled in January, just weeks before USA Bobsled & Skeleton announced the national team.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Bobsled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobsled. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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bobsled
noun
bob·sled
ˈbäb-ˌsled
1
: a short sled usually used as one of a joined pair
2
: a racing sled made with two sets of runners, a hand brake, and often a steering wheel
bobsled
verb
bobsledder
noun
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