(U.S. and Canadian.) A (snow- or ice-covered) slope down which one slides on a sled; the act of so sliding down. (Originally local.)
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > tobogganing > [noun] > slope or run (8) coast1775 (U.S. and Canadian.) A (snow- or ice-covered) slope down which one slides on a sled; the act of so sliding down. (Originally local.) bob1856 Abbreviation of bobsled, n.; also attributive, as bob-run. Originally U.S. toboggan1878 attributive. Designating a steep, slippery incline for tobogganing, as toboggan course, toboggan chute, toboggan run, toboggan slide. toboggan slide1878 attributive. Designating a steep, slippery incline for tobogganing, as toboggan course, toboggan chute, toboggan run, toboggan slide. run1879 A sloping course or track used for skiing, tobogganing, bobsleighing, etc. chute1884 The steep slope of a spoil-bank beside a quarry or mine, down which rubbish is shot; also, a steep slope for tobogganing. ice run1900 (a) a sloping channel or (later) a mechanized conveyor for the transportation of blocks of ice (now rare); (b) a stretch of ice prepared for… piste1917 Chiefly Skiing. A marked slope or trail of compacted snow, used as a ski run or toboggan-run. Cf. off-piste, n. |
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