luge

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Lena and I did the luge which is heaps of fun and had a great New Year's in Q-town.

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

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  • Christie said in luge, and any other sport, the best athletes will always find a way to win.
  • He is a semi-respected journalist who has covered virtually every sport -- except luge, of course - and tackled issues that transcend the mere games people play. —  Blog updates
  • Those incredible, luge-like downhill rides, are pure exhileration. —  JSOnline.com
  • The eight sports categorized as ice sports are: bobsled, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating, and curling. —  KSL / U.S. / National
  • Dêlius cf. Sibèlius delíver déluge - yû - delûsion cf. illûsion de lûxe or de lúxe démagógue demócracy cf. hypócrisy democrátic demür demûre dénguê fêver dénier weight, coin * dényə, cf. denîer deny —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French dialectal, from Medieval Latin sludia, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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  1. Swiss (Grisons).
 

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