bobsled
Steered winter sled
A bobsled is a racing sled with runners, a steering mechanism, and brakes, used to hurtle down an ice-covered track.
Teams of two or four push the sled at the start, then jump in and navigate banked curves at high speeds.
The sport features in the Winter Olympics.
Also called bobsleigh, especially in British English.
One who steers aircraft
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- pusherOne who shoves forward
- crewWorking team aboard
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
loading · teamwork · training · athletes · camaraderie · strength · explosiveness · sprinting
Tilted on a curve
- curvesBends in a line
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- finish lineRace completion marker
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
labyrinth · run · venue · St. Moritz · Lake Placid · Innsbruck · refrigerated
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
- downhillToward the bottom
fast · aerodynamic drag · terminal velocity · rapid descent · rushing · hurtling · breakneck
Water's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- coldLow temperature state
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- AlpineOf high European peaks
frigid · subzero · frostbite · chill · arctic · polar · glacier · mountains
Those who race on foot
- chassisStructural support base
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- nose coneTapered forward section
cowling · hull · push-start · brakes · blade · fiberglass · streamlined · cockpit
Transferred thermal energy
- timingArt of choosing moments
- startTo set going
- finishBring to completion
- split timesIntermediate timing measurements
qualifying · photo finish · leaderboard · clocking · hundredths · record · personal best · standings
Global athletic contest
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- medalsAwards for achievement
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
bronze · champion · podium · national team · federation · Winter Games · event · title
pilot
One who steers aircraft
synchronization · loading · teamwork · training · athletes · camaraderie · strength · explosiveness · sprinting
banked
Tilted on a curve
- curvesBends in a line
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- finish lineRace completion marker
straightaway · labyrinth · run · venue · St. Moritz · Lake Placid · Innsbruck · refrigerated
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
downhill · fast · aerodynamic drag · terminal velocity · rapid descent · rushing · hurtling · breakneck
ice
Water's solid form
Alpine · frigid · subzero · frostbite · chill · arctic · polar · glacier · mountains · skiing
runners
Those who race on foot
- chassisStructural support base
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- steeringControlling direction of movement
nose cone · cowling · hull · push-start · brakes · blade · fiberglass · streamlined · cockpit
heat
Transferred thermal energy
split times · qualifying · photo finish · leaderboard · clocking · hundredths · record · personal best · standings · disqualification
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- medalsAwards for achievement
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · bronze · champion · podium · national team · federation · Winter Games · event · title
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- sled sportsluge, skeleton, tobogganing, lugers, tobogganers
- winter sleddingmushing, Iditarod, luge, skeleton, ice track
- deportesfutbol, golf, rugby, hockey, judo
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- transportcanoe, kayak, raft, rowboat, helicopter
bobsledluge
Feet-first racing sled
skeleton · cross-country skiing · speed skating · snowshoeing · Nordic skiing
bobsledwater skiing
Towed surface gliding sport
beach volleyball · rowing · surfing · swimming · sand boarding
- bobsled teamOlympic ice-track racers
- bobsled runIced course for racing sleds
- bobsled trackIce channel for racing
- bobsled rideTrip down ice track
bobsleigh, bobsledding, bobsleds, bobsledded, bobsledder, bobsledders