luge
noun/luːʒ/, /luːdʒ/
/luːʒ/, /luːdʒ/
- [countable] a type of sledge (= a vehicle for sliding over ice) for racing, used by one or two people lying on their backs with their feet pointing forwardsTopics Sports: other sportsc2
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- the luge[singular] the event or sport of racing down a track of ice on a luge
Word Originlate 19th cent. (as a verb): from Swiss French.
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