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Luge vs Bobsled - What's the difference?

luge | bobsled |

As nouns the difference between luge and bobsled

is that luge is spoon while bobsled is (us|and|canada) a sled used to go down a bob track.

As a verb bobsled is

to ride a bobsled.

luge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
  • The sport of racing on luges.
  • Verb

    (lug)
  • To travel by luge
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=July 5, author=Jennifer Schuessler, title=Inside the List, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=After the girlfriend luged to her death halfway down the icy slope, Ollestad had to pick his way down alone, following the trail of her blood. }}

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    bobsled

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, and, Canada) A sled used to go down a bob track.
  • (US, and, Canada) The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
  • A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.
  • * W. D. Howells
  • The long wagon body set on bobsleds .

    Synonyms

    * (sled) bobsleigh * (sport) bobsleigh, bobsledding

    Derived terms

    * bobsledder

    Verb

  • To ride a bobsled.
  • See also

    * (wikipedia "bobsled")