Bobsleigh vs. Tobogganing — What's the Difference?

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, also known as FIBT from the French Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing.

A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end.

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

To coast, ride, or travel on a toboggan.

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

(Slang) To decline or fall rapidly

(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

Present participle of toboggan

To ride a bobsleigh.

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

Formerly two short sleds coupled together

Riding on a long light sled with low handrails

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