Bobsled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

formerly two short sleds coupled together

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪmˌʌldʒɪfˌɔːɹmz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌkɹamz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌkɹamz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɹɪmˌʌldʒɪfˌɔːɹmz/.

Examples

The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bob bobsleigh

Parts of Speech

noun	formerly two short sleds coupled together
noun	a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
verb	ride a bobsled “The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure”

Word Forms

bobsled	verb	ride a bobsled
bob	verb	ride a bobsled
bobsled	noun	formerly two short sleds coupled together
bob	noun	a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bob

früher zwei kurze, miteinander gekoppelte Schlitten

🇫🇷French

bobsleigh

autrefois deux traîneaux courts attelés ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

bobsleigh

Anteriormente dos trineos cortos acoplados

🇮🇹Italian

bob

anticamente due corte slitte accoppiate insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

bobslee

voorheen twee korte sleeën aan elkaar gekoppeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

trenó

anteriormente dois trenós curtos acoplados

🇷🇺Russian

бобслей

раньше это были две короткие сани, сцепленные вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोबस्लेय

पहले दो छोटी स्लेज एक साथ जोड़ी जाती थीं

🇮🇳Tamil

குலுக்கல்

முன்பு இரண்டு குட்டை ஸ்லெட்கள் ஒன்றாக இணைக்கப்பட்டன

🇮🇳Telugu

బొబ్బలు పెట్టాడు

గతంలో రెండు పొట్టి స్లెడ్‌లు కలిసి ఉండేవి

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોબસ્લેડ

અગાઉ બે ટૂંકા સ્લેજ એક સાથે જોડાયેલા હતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೊಬ್ಸ್ಲೆಡ್

ಹಿಂದೆ ಎರಡು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸ್ಲೆಡ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോബ്സ്ലെഡ്

മുമ്പ് രണ്ട് ചെറിയ സ്ലെഡുകൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雪橇

以前是两个短雪橇连接在一起

🇯🇵Japanese

ボブスレー

以前は 2 つの短いスレッドが結合されていました

🇰🇷Korean

봅슬레이

이전에는 두 개의 짧은 썰매가 서로 연결되어 있었습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xe trượt lòng máng

trước đây hai chiếc xe trượt ngắn kết hợp với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

บ็อบสเลด

เดิมมีเลื่อนสั้นสองอันควบคู่กัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kereta luncur

sebelumnya dua kereta luncur pendek digabungkan menjadi satu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزلقة

قبل أن تقترن زلاجتان قصيرتان معًا

🇮🇷Persian

بابل

قبلاً دو سورتمه کوتاه با هم جفت شده بودند

🇹🇷Turkish

kızak

eskiden iki kısa kızak birbirine bağlıydı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזחלת בוב

בעבר שתי מזחלות קצרות מחוברות זו לזו

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