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luge

luge [ loo ]


noun  (plural luges)
Definition:
 
1. racing toboggan: a racing toboggan on which the riders lie on their backs with their feet pointing forward

2. racing in luges: a sporting event in which competitors race down a snow track in a luge, trying to complete the descent in the shortest time



intransitive verb  (past and past participle luged, present participle lug·ing, 3rd person present singular luges)
Definition:
 
use luge: to race on a luge

[Late 19th century. Via Swiss French< medieval Latin sludia]

lug·er noun
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