formerly two short sleds coupled together
Used in a Sentence
bobsled
How to use bobsled in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bobsled.
Editorial note
Hear the Jamaican bobsled team needs cash to get to Sochi.
Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
formerly two short sleds coupled together
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bobsled gathered in one view.
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bobsled.
noun
formerly two short sleds coupled together
See also: bobsleigh
noun
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
verb
ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
See also: bob
Example sentences
Hear the Jamaican bobsled team needs cash to get to Sochi.
That won’t handle the number of degrees of freedom a bobsled uses.
Not about business, but based on a true story about the first Jamaican bobsled team.
It seats 2, but the passenger sits directly behind the driver bobsled style, which is kind of cool perhaps.
Even the Jamaican bobsled team had to qualify for the Olympics.
He would be better off trying to get bobsled team in a tropical country off the ground and practice sprinting with a sled for a couple of years.
Reminds me of the Olympics, when for a brief few weeks every 4 years, a ton of people suddenly become experts in the skeleton bobsled.
4-person bobsled, two professionals controlling the sled, two passengers.
Sure, it was fun, and I didn't die, but they would not let the elderly, those with spinal injuries, or pregnant women ride a bobsled even for 90 seconds.
Which makes sense because the better bobsled drivers are observed not to suffer from these oscillations as often as their competitors.
If I recklessly [flew my helicopter/drove my tank/rammed my hovercraft/ran my bobsled] in to a child it would be met with outrage, so why do we apply different rules to automobiles?
I've never operated a bobsled, but if they're like other machines I've operated with physical controls that have mass or that move in response to things that have mass, then the oscillations are caused by the driver.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bobsled in a sentence?
Hear the Jamaican bobsled team needs cash to get to Sochi.
What does bobsled mean?
formerly two short sleds coupled together
What part of speech is bobsled?
bobsled is commonly used as noun, verb.