schuss

[ shoos, shoos ]

noun

1. a straight downhill run at high speed.

verb (used without object)

1. to execute a schuss.

verb (used with object)

1. to schuss over:

   to schuss the slopes around Aspen.

schuss

/ ʃʊs /

noun

1. a straight high-speed downhill run

verb

1. intr to perform a schuss

Other Words From

• schusser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of schuss¹

1935–40; < German; cognate with shot ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of schuss¹

German: shot ¹

Example Sentences

Watching racers whizz through the Tofana schuss at top speed could be the signature image of the skiing world championships.

From Washington Times

Until the advent of the chairlift in the 1930s, skiers had to trek up the mountain before they could schuss down.

From Washington Post

Then I click into my bindings, add a few layers to my body and schuss down.

From Washington Post

Ski poles over wand, beep-beep-beep-beep-beeeeep, two pushes, two strides, and schuss.

From The New Yorker

How could this well-behaved mix of Anglo and French Canadians pull up to the parking lot, throw on their skis and schuss without pause down to the icy St. Lawrence River below?

From New York Times