Luge

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /luːʒ/
• Rhymes: -uːʒ

Origin

From French luge, from Franco-Provençal, from Late Latin sclodia, from Gaulish stludio, akin to English sled and sleigh, Irish slaod 'raft, float', Old Breton stloit 'traction, sliding' (modern stlej 'sleigh'), Welsh llithr 'slide, slippage'.

Full definition of luge

Noun

1. A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
2. The sport of racing on luges.

Verb

1. To travel by luge
• 2009, July 5, Jennifer Schuessler, Inside the List, After the girlfriend luged to her death halfway down the icy slope, Ollestad had to pick his way down alone, following the trail of her blood.

Anagrams

• glue
• UGLE