bobsled

UK: /ˈbɒbslɛd/ US: /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ ,(bob′sled′)

Inflections of 'bobsled' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

bobsleds

v 3rd person singular

bobsledding

v pres p

bobsledded

v past

bobsledded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bob•sled /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/   n., v., -sled•ded, -sled•ding. 
n. [countable]

1. Sport a long sled for two or four riders, having a brake and a steering wheel to direct the sled down a fast path with sharp curves.

v. [no object]

2. Sport to ride on a bobsled.

bob•sled•der, n. 

[countable] He trained to be an Olympic bobsledder.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bob•sled  (bob′sled′), n., v., -sled•ded, -sled•ding. 
n. 

1. Sport 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.
2. Sport a sled formed of two short sleds coupled one behind the other.
3. Sport either of the sleds thus coupled.

v.i. 

4. Sport to ride on a bobsled.

• bob² + sled 1830–40, American.

bob′sled′der, n.