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to·bog·gan
tə-ˈbä-gən 
1
: a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides
2
: a downward course or a sharp decline
3
chiefly Southern US and Midland US
: stocking cap
tobogganed; tobogganing; toboggans
tobogganer
noun
Examples of toboggan in a Sentence
Verb
The kids tobogganed down the hill.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Some late convertibles were poorly engineered and felt more like toboggans on the road than solid, safe automobiles.
—Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
For a more child-like thrill, go tobogganing on the 3.6-mile sled trail in Täsch.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Eventually ski patrol arrived and rushed Perry down the mountain in a toboggan to the Moran Eye Center, where surgeons attempted to repair the damage by placing 30 stitches in the whites of the eye.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Some late convertibles were poorly engineered and felt more like toboggans on the road than solid, safe automobiles.
—Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
The town and its surroundings offer outdoor activities year-round, from skiing in the winter to summer tobogganing down Straza Hill, which provides amazing views of the water below.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
For a more child-like thrill, go tobogganing on the 3.6-mile sled trail in Täsch.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Toboggan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toboggan. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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toboggan
1 of 2 noun
to·bog·gan
tə-ˈbäg-ən
: a long light sled made without runners and curved up at the front
toboggan
2 of 2 verb
: to slide on a toboggan
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