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(lo̵̅o̅z̸h)

noun

a small racing sled on which one or two riders lie face up with the feet forward
the winter sport of racing on a luge

Origin: Fr < dial. (esp. in Savoy and Switzerland), prob. ult. < Gaul

intransitive verb luged, lugeing

to race with such a sled

Related Forms:

luger noun

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noun

A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying supine.
A competition in which these sleds race against a clock.

Origin:

Origin: French dialectal

Origin: , from Medieval Latin sludia

Origin: , perhaps of Celtic origin

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luge verb

lugˈer noun

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