Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
lodge . - noun A Swiss form of coasting-sled of small size, steered by short iron-pointed sticks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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. - verb To travel by luge
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb move along on a luge or toboggan
- noun a racing sled for one or two people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Olympics recap: The pecking order in luge is rarely broken, and Salt Lake City yielded few surprises.
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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.
Oil and Gravy Peter Ashley 2008
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Argentina luger Ruben Gonzalez, after Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in luge training.
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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.
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But that said, luge is statistically one of the safer sports.
USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino 2006
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There's Georg Hackl from Germany, arguably the best slider in luge history.
USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino 2006
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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.
USATODAY.com - American duo overcomes back spasms to win silver 2006
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All of my heroes are within luge, because I started when I was 13 years old.
USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino 2006
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Because luge is a faster sport, steering is more precise and any small mistake can lead to a big problem.
USATODAY.com - Twisting track an Olympic nightmare for lugers 2006
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But luge is so precise, a lot like the Formula One racing of sliding sports.
USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino 2006
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