luge
pronunciation
How to pronounce luge in British English:
UK [lu:ʒ]
How to pronounce luge in American English:
US [luʒ]
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- Noun:
- a racing sled for one or two people
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- Verb:
- move along on a luge or toboggan
Word Origin
- luge (n.)
- kind of small toboggan, 1905, from French luge "small coasting sled," from Savoy dialect, from Medieval Latin sludia "sled" (9c.), perhaps from a Gaulish word from the same root as English sled, slide.
Example
- 1. Click here for more images from the 2012 nude luge world championships
- 2. Maneuvering a normal luge is difficult in itself .
- 3. Luge has the reputation of being one of the most dangerous sports in the olympics .
- 4. I know everybody wants me to say two man luge , but that 's scary .
- 5. The vancouver winter olympics got off to a bad start when a georgian athlete was killed while training for the luge event ; other competitors had denounced the track as dangerous .