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BOBSLEIGH [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
DEF

A long sled having two pairs of runners, seating for one or more people, a steering mechanism, and a brake, designed for downhill racing, [especially] on a steep ice-covered run with banked curves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
DEF

Traîneau aérodynamique à deux ou quatre places, équipé de dispositifs de direction et de freinage, conçu pour descendre à grande vitesse une piste glacée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Luge, bobsleigh y skeleton
DEF

Trineo articulado, de dos o cuatro plazas, de estructura metálica y con un carenado aerodinámico que descansa sobre cuatro patines de acero y que puede alcanzar altas velocidades.

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Record 2 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
DEF

A team winter sport in which timed runs are made in a bobsled ... down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Luge, bobsleigh y skeleton
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