bobsleigh

== English == === Etymology === From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/ === Noun === bobsleigh (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleighs) (obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners. (uncountable) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. Synonym: (Canada, US) bobsled (countable) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh. Synonyms: bob, (Canada, US) bobsled ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bobsleigh (third-person singular simple present bobsleighs, present participle bobsleighing, simple past and past participle bobsleighed) To ride a bobsleigh. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔb.slɛj/, /bɔb.slɛ/, /bɔb.slɛɡ/ === Noun === bobsleigh f (plural bobsleighs) bobsleigh === Further reading === “bobsleigh”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === bobslei === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bobsleigh or French bobsleigh. === Noun === bobsleigh n (plural bobsleigh-uri) bobsleigh ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bobsleigh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbobslej/ [ˈboβz.lej] Rhymes: -obslei Syllabification: bobs.leigh === Noun === bobsleigh m (plural bobsleighs) bobsleigh ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “bobsleigh”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025