a racing sledge for two or more people, with a steering mechanism enabling the driver to direct it down a steeply banked ice-covered run
2.
the sport of racing sledges with steering mechanisms
bobsled in American English
(ˈbɑbˌslɛd)
US
noun
1.
a long sled made of two short sleds joined together, or either of the short sleds
2.
a long sled for two or four riders, equipped with steerable runners in the front, fixed runners in the back, a brake, and a protective shell, used in timed races down long, steep, winding, icy courses
3.
a contest in which teams on bobsleds compete
: Also ˈbobˌsleigh (bɑbˌsleɪ)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbobˌsledded or ˈbobˌsledding