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• bob|sled|ding — «BOB SLEHD ihng», noun. the act or sport of riding on a bobsled …   Useful english dictionary

• sled´like´ — sled «slehd», noun, verb, sled|ded, sled|ding. –n. 1. a) a framework of boards mounted on runners for use on snow or ice. Sleds pulled by dogs are in common use in the Arctic. b) British. a toboggan. 2. = sleigh. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sled — [[t]slɛd[/t]] n. v. sled•ded, sled•ding 1) trs a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice 2) a sledge 3) to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled 4) trs to convey by sled • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• bob´sled´der — bob|sled «BOB SLEHD», noun, verb, sled|ded, sled|ding. –n. 1. a long sled with two sets of runners and a continuous seat. It has a steering wheel and brakes. 2. two short sleds fastened together by a plank. 3. either of the short sleds. –v.i. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• bob|sled — «BOB SLEHD», noun, verb, sled|ded, sled|ding. –n. 1. a long sled with two sets of runners and a continuous seat. It has a steering wheel and brakes. 2. two short sleds fastened together by a plank. 3. either of the short sleds. –v.i. to ride on a …   Useful english dictionary

• sledding — sled•ding [[t]ˈslɛd ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the state of the ground permitting use of a sled 2) the act of conveying or riding on a sled 3) progress or advance in any field: The job won t be easy sledding[/ex] • Etymology: 1675–85, amer …   From formal English to slang

• bobsled — bob•sled [[t]ˈbɒbˌslɛd[/t]] n. v. sled•ded, sled•ding 1) spo a long sled for two or four riders, equipped with two pairs of runners one behind the other, a brake, and a steering wheel or other steering mechanism that enables the front rider to… …   From formal English to slang

• Gunnar Kaasen — (1882 ndash; 1960) was a Norwegian musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic.Kaasen was born in Burfjord …   Wikipedia

• dogsled — dog•sled [[t]ˈdɔgˌslɛd, ˈdɒg [/t]] n. v. sled•ded, sled•ding 1) cvb Also, dog′ sledge . a sled pulled by dogs, esp. in the Arctic 2) cvb to travel by dogsled • Etymology: 1800–10, amer …   From formal English to slang

• Sledding — Sled ding, n. 1. The act of transporting or riding on a sled. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English