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skeleton

[skel-i-tn] / ˈskɛl ɪ tn /
NOUN
structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object
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For he discovered skeleton, or as he describes it hurtling down the ice-covered track head first on a "very expensive tea tray."

From Barron's

Her only event is skeleton, in which athletes travel at about 80 mph down an icy mile-long track with 16 turns.

From Los Angeles Times

American Mystique Ro was terrified the first time she rode a skeleton sled.

From Los Angeles Times

No ice track, and yet the most successful nation in Olympic skeleton history.

From BBC

Matt Weston wins the first medal for Team GB at the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking home the men's skeleton gold at Milan-Cortina.

From BBC