Definitions for bobsleigh
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1. bobsled, bobsleighnoun

   formerly two short sleds coupled together

2. bobsled, bobsleigh, bobnoun

   a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

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1. bobsleighnoun

   A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.

2. bobsleighnoun

   The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh

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1. Bobsleigh

   Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, also known as FIBT from the French Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing. National competitions are often governed by bodies such as the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, and the German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation. The first bobsleds were built in the late 19th century in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons. Initially the tourists would race their hand-built contraptions down the narrow streets of St. Moritz; however, as collisions increased, growing opposition from St. Moritz residents led to bobsledding being eventually banned from public highways. In the winter of 1884, Badrutt had a purpose-built run constructed near the hamlet of Cresta. The Cresta Run remains the oldest in the world and is the home of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club. It has hosted two Olympic Winter Games and as of 2022 was still in use. Modern bobsleigh teams compete to complete a downhill route in the fastest times. An aggregate time from several runs is used to determine the winners. The four-man event has been featured since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The only exception was the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track to reduce costs. The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Winter Olympics. The women's monobob event was introduced in the 2022 games.

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1. bobsleigh

   Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which teams of two or four people make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked ice tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The team with the fastest time after multiple runs is considered the winner. It is also known as bobsled and was included in the first Winter Olympics in 1924.

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1. Bobsleighnoun

   a short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed

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1. Bobsleigh

   Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The timed runs are combined to calculate the final score. The various types of sleds came several years before the first tracks were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the original bobsleds were adapted upsized luge/skeleton sleds designed by the adventurously wealthy to carry passengers. All three types were adapted from boys delivery sleds and toboggans. Competition naturally followed, and to protect the working class and rich visitors in the streets and byways of St Moritz, bobsledding was eventually banned from the public highway. In the winter of 1903/1904 the Badrutt family, owners of the historic KulmHotel and the Palace Hotel, allowed Emil Thoma to organise the construction of the first familiarly configured 'half-pipe' track in the Kulm Hotel Park, ending in the village of Cresta. It has hosted the sport during two Olympics and is still in use today.. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing. National competitions are often governed by bodies such as the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation and Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton.

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How to pronounce bobsleigh?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bobsleigh in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bobsleigh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bobsleigh in a Sentence

1. Bobsleigh Canada:

   We take any allegations of this nature very seriously, a safe training and competitive environment for everyone involved in our sport is Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton's number one priority.

2. Shanwayne Stephens:

   We had to come up with our own ways of replicating the sort of pushing we need to do. So that's why we thought: why not go out and push the car? we do get some funny looks. We've had people run over, thinking the car's broken down, trying to help us bump-start the car. When we tell them we're the Jamaica bobsleigh team, the direction is totally different, and they're very excited.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bobsleigh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bobsleigh
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobsleigh
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobsleigh
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bobsleigh
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bobsleigh