word choice - "Bobsled" versus "Bobsleigh"


What is the difference between "Bobsled" and "Bobsleigh"? Can they be used interchangeably? Which one is used more widely?



Answer



According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, bobsled is used more often in North American English, bobsleigh is used more often in British English. There is no difference between them.


Google Books Ngram Viewer — bobsled vs bobsleigh — American English
Graph showing bobsled is more popular in AmE


Google Books Ngram Viewer — bobsled vs bobsleigh — British English
Graph showing that bobsleigh is more popular in BrE


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