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toboggan

/təˈbɒɡən/

/təˈbɑːɡən/

Translations

toboggannoun

toboggans

/təˈbɒɡən/

/təˈbɑːɡən/

тобогган

The children enjoyed sliding down the hill on a toboggan.

Дети с удовольствием катались с горки на тобоггане.

Synonyms

tobogganverb

tobogganed

Past Simple

tobogganed

Past Participle

tobogganing

Gerund

/təˈbɒɡən/

/təˈbɑɡən/

кататься на санках

Every winter, we toboggan down the hill near our house.

Каждую зиму мы катаемся на санках с холма возле нашего дома.

Additional translations

скользить на санях

Synonyms

tobogganadjective

/təˈbɒɡ.ən/

/təˈbɑː.ɡən/

Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g., "toboggan run".

Definitions

toboggannoun

A long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled made of thin boards, used for sliding downhill on snow or ice.

The children spent the afternoon racing down the hill on their toboggan.

A rapid downward slide or sharp decline, especially in prices, profits, or fortunes.

Share values took a sudden toboggan after the announcement.

tobogganverb

To ride on a toboggan, typically down a snow-covered slope.

The children decided to toboggan down the hill after the fresh snowfall.

To experience a sharp decline; to plunge rapidly.

Sales figures tobogganed in the third quarter.

tobogganadjective

Designed for, relating to, or suitable for tobogganing.

Visitors can enjoy the newly opened toboggan track.