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Sleigh vs Bobsled - What's the difference?

sleigh | bobsled |

As nouns the difference between sleigh and bobsled

is that sleigh is a vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. contrast "sled", which is smaller while bobsled is a sled used to go down a bob track.

As verbs the difference between sleigh and bobsled

is that sleigh is to ride or drive a sleigh while bobsled is to ride a bobsled.

As an adjective sleigh

is sly.

sleigh

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (obsolete) Sly

    • Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia sleigh)
  • A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods.
    • Santa travels in a sleigh .

    Derived terms

    * Nantucket sleigh ride

    See also

    * sled * sledge * toboggan

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ride or drive a sleigh.

    • Derived terms

    * sleigher

    Anagrams

    *

    External links

    * English words not following the I before E except after C rule

    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")