Luge

Word LUGE
Character 4
Hyphenation luge
Pronunciations /luːʒ/

Definitions and meanings of "Luge"

What do we mean by luge?

A sport in which a small open sled is ridden by one or two people lying face-up with the feet pointed downhill, usually over an ice-covered course in a timed competition. noun

The sled used in this sport. noun

The sport of street luge. noun

The board used in street luge. noun

A Middle English form of lodge.

A Swiss form of coasting-sled of small size, steered by short iron-pointed sticks. noun

A racing sled for one or two people; it is raced down a chute of packed snow or ice, and the occupant(s) lie down on it with feet in the direction of motion. noun

A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. noun

The sport of racing on luges. noun

To travel by luge verb

Move along on a luge or toboggan verb

A racing sled for one or two people noun

A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.

The sport of racing on luges.

A piece of ice, bone or other material with a channel down which a (usually alcoholic) drink can be poured into someone's mouth.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Luge

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The word "luge" in example sentences

Olympics recap: The pecking order in luge is rarely broken, and Salt Lake City yielded few surprises. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Whilst I think you're having a laugh (pretending, from your Piedmont fastness, to have forgotten your booze-fuelled past) a vodka luge is a large ice sculpture, the more elaborate the better. ❋ Peter Ashley (2008)

Argentina luger Ruben Gonzalez, after Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in luge training. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Officials have moved the start of the men's luge from the top of the track to curve 3, where women and skeleton racers were originally supposed to start. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But that said, luge is statistically one of the safer sports. ❋ Unknown (2006)

There's Georg Hackl from Germany, arguably the best slider in luge history. ❋ Unknown (2006)

U.S. sliders, surprising stars of the '02 Games with two medals won in luge, three in skeleton and three in bobsledding, were 0-for-6 at these Olympics before Rohbock hit the podium. ❋ Unknown (2006)

All of my heroes are within luge, because I started when I was 13 years old. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Because luge is a faster sport, steering is more precise and any small mistake can lead to a big problem. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But luge is so precise, a lot like the Formula One racing of sliding sports. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The news comes as somewhat of a surprise considering earlier this week in his Olympic preview column he called luge "a fun, icy adventure I welcome re-discovering every four years." ❋ Unknown (2010)

This time around, fans can catch skeleton in Tamil, luge in Bangla and long track in Urdu on Olympic partners including Omni, ATN and APTN. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No American woman has won an Olympic medal in luge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Latvia's first winter medal, a bronze, went to Martins Rubenis in luge. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It had a clip at one end and a loop at the other, and was called a luge line. ❋ Bruce Schauble (2007)

Erdmann, with Annegret Dietrich pushing, added the title to the two world championship golds she won in luge. ❋ Unknown (2003)

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