toboggan
toboggan
Definition
to·bog·gan (tə bäg′ən)
noun
a long, narrow, flat sled without runners, made of thin boards curved back at the front end and often having side rails: often used for the sport of coasting down a prepared slope or chute
Etymology: CdnFr tabagan, tobagan < an Algonquian language: cf. Micmac topaĝan
intransitive verb
- to coast, travel, etc. on a toboggan
- to decline rapidly prices tobogganed
toboggan
Synonyms
toboggan
Usage Examples
Object
- tubing: Other Information Other on-site activities include tobogganing, adrenalin tubing, and ice-skating.
- bowling: Torchlight descents, tobogganing, bowling, quiz evenings, themed nights.
- riding: You can go tobogganing, snowmobile riding, ice skating and horseback riding.
- ride: Beside skiing, many other types of winter sports can be enjoyed, such as tobogganing, sleigh rides, curling or skating.
- run: Try the alpine roller coaster at the ski center, which propels visitors on a nerve-tingling downhill toboggan run.
- skiing: Walking, biking, horse riding, summer tobogganing, glacier skiing, rowing, sailing and canoeing.
Converse of object
- run: You may take the optional toboggan run to Funchal or the Cable Car.
- have: The valley offers considerable opportunities for cross-country and the resort has three dedicated toboggan runs.
Preposition: on
- slope: Try some skiing or tobogganing on the artificial slopes situated on the lower part of the Great Orme.
Modifies a noun
- ride: An unexpected bonus was a toboggan ride down from the Wall on an aluminum track several kilometers in length.
- race: Expect a weekly program of organized activities such as treasure hunts, toboggan races, discos and lots of fun and games.
Noun used with modifier
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