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luge
[ loozh ]
noun
- a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
verb (used without object)
- to go or race on a luge:
to luge at nearly 70 miles per hour.
luge
/ luːʒ /
noun
- a racing toboggan on which riders lie on their backs, descending feet first
verb
- intr to ride on a luge
Other Words From
- luger noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of luge1
Word History and Origins
Origin of luge1
Example Sentences
The sleepy socialist town built new alpine and Nordic ski trails, ski jumps, bobsled and luge runs, a skating rink, dozens of apartment blocks and numerous hotels.
Still, the event company doesn’t want to water down a cool cocktail: It’s bringing in ice luges for the crystal-and-ice bash.
The World Cup luge circuit is in Lake Placid this weekend for the first time since 2009.
Stockholm’s bid should again use Are, a ski resort more than 300 miles to the north, and the bobsled, luge and skeleton track across the Baltic Sea in Latvia.
Germany won gold medals in eight of the nine events at the luge world championships that concluded Sunday in Oberhof, Germany.
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What does luge mean?
Luge is a sport in which racers ride a sled (also called a luge) feetfirst down an ice-covered chute with the goal of reaching the finish line as quickly as possible.
The sport is sometimes also called luge sledding. Luge is an event in the Winter Olympics. It has traditionally featured solo racers, but there are also doubles luge events, in which two racers ride on the same sled, and relay events.
Luge is known as one of the sliding sports, along with skeleton and bobsleigh (also called bobsled), which take place on a similar course. In luge, racers ride on their backs, in contrast with skeleton, in which racers lie on their stomachs.
Luge is known for its high speeds, often exceeding 80 mph (129 km/h).
Luging is also sometimes done on natural courses.
Example: Luge is one of my favorite winter sports to watch because each run lasts only minutes.
Where does luge come from?
The word luge was borrowed into English from dialectical French and comes from the French word for “sled.” The first records of its use in English come from the early 1900s.
Luging developed as a kind of extreme form of sledding. The modern sport of luge began in the late 1800s in Switzerland.
Luge was added as an event at the Winter Olympics in 1964 and has been featured at every Winter Games since. A relay event was added in 2014.
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How is luge used in real life?
Luge is most popular in mountainous European countries like Switzerland, where the sport was developed. It is perhaps best known as an event in the Winter Olympics.
MEDAL ALERT | Canada slides to gold in luge team relay https://t.co/OGPbqcDX3G pic.twitter.com/uG4eJyblyO
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 21, 2016
Me: I’ve never watched luge. I know nothing about it.
Me 20 minutes later: Turns 9 through 12 are really the key to victory. He’s taking them too high. Why doesn’t he listen to me??#olympics
— Harlan Coben (@HarlanCoben) February 12, 2018
Really admire people who luge. They're the kids who said "I want to be a pro sled-rider when I grow up!" and actually went through with it.
— brandon wenerd (@brandonwenerd) February 12, 2014
Try using luge!
Luge comes from a French word meaning what?
A. mountain
B. slope
C. ice
D. sled
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