Definition of toboggan Toboggan

/tʌbɑˈgʌn/ - [tubagun] - to•bog•gan

We found 12 definitions of toboggan from 5 different sources.

What does toboggan mean?

Noun Plural: toboggans
toboggan - a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
		sled, sleigh, sledge a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Verb toboggans, tobogganning, tobogganned
toboggan - move along on a luge or toboggan
		luge
		sled, sleigh ride (on) a sled
		athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity

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toboggan (Noun)
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
toboggan (Noun)
A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
toboggan (Noun)
A winter hat or ski mask.
toboggan (Noun)
Something which, once it starts go going figuratively downhill , is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
toboggan (Verb)
To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
toboggan (Verb)
To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.

toboggan (n.)
A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep snow.
toboggan (v. i.)
To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.

toboggan
tō-bog′gan, n. a kind of sled turned up at the front, much used in Canada for sliding down snow-covered slopes.—v.i. to slide down over snow on such.—Earlier also Tobog′gin, Tabog′gan, Tarbog′gin.—ns. Tobog′ganer; Tobog′ganing; Tobog′ganist. [A native word.]