Bobsleigh vs. Tobogganing

Bobsleigh vs. Tobogganing — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bobsleigh and Tobogganing

Bobsleighnoun

(obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners

Tobogganingnoun

The use of toboggans, historically for transport, but now usually for pleasure or for organised sport.

Bobsleighnoun

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

Tobogganingnoun

riding on a long light sled with low handrails

Bobsleighnoun

(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh

Bobsleighverb

To ride a bobsleigh.

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Bobsleighnoun

formerly two short sleds coupled together

Bobsleighnoun

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