: a small sled that is ridden in a supine position and used especially in competition
also : the competition itself
luge intransitive verb
luger noun

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So in between enjoying curling, the luge, the biathlon, and hockey, take a gander at our rundown. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024 Maybe the luge qualifiers livestream in the middle of your 9-to-5 job. Alexis Sobel Fitts, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2018 But gone are the logo-laden luges of the late ’90s and early aughts: current-day iterations are celebrating the ice sculpture in a variety of innovative, elevated, and even poetic ways. Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024 Read More: Which Olympic Sport Is Hardest on the Body? Fewer cities have become interested in bidding for Winter Games, which requires the building of structures like bobsled, luge, and skeleton tracks that aren’t easily reusable for the local communities. Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for luge 

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of luge was in 1905

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“Luge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luge. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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