Bobsledding
the sport of coasting or competing in races on a bobsled.
a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
a sled formed of two short sleds coupled one behind the other.
either of the sleds thus coupled.
to ride on a bobsled.
Historical Examples
The Rover Boys on a Hunt Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
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