schussed; schussing; schusses
: to ski directly down a slope at high speed
schuss
noun
schusser
noun
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Reeve showed his love for his kids by taking them skiing and schussing to the bottom ahead of them.
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Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
Giacomo Bagnara As skiers schussed and swerved in a snow park outside Beijing during the 2022 Winter Olympics, a few may have noticed a string of towers along the way.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2023
Into an organically slick body that schusses down the road looking like a Venusian hovercraft, the Nissan team has poured an engine that scoots like quicksilver.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 14 May 2023
Trips go to nearby Mt Shiribetsu; schuss the volcano’s steep ridges through deep powder and beautiful birch forest.
—Janet O’Grady, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
Instead, the leather goatskin outer is fused with the waterproof membrane and the Merino wool liner, transforming three layers into one dexterity-improving workhorse that’s fit for splitting wood in the backyard or schussing down slopes.
—Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020
It’s Olympics time again, and soon some of the world’s best athletes will be schussing down the slopes, whirring through the air, zooming down the tracks and skating across the ice.
—The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2018
Shops, seven restaurants, and a killer spa (accessed via tunnel) lure snow bunnies who have no intention of taking the shuttle to the Corviglia cable car and schussing down the famously dry powder.
—Heidi Mitchell, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2018
Called skinning, the activity of walking up a downhill slope on skis to schuss back down exemplifies a no-pain, no-gain ethos among skiers determined to earn their turns for the sheer challenge (or to burn calories).
—Elaine Glusac, idahostatesman, 17 Jan. 2018
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Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
Giacomo Bagnara As skiers schussed and swerved in a snow park outside Beijing during the 2022 Winter Olympics, a few may have noticed a string of towers along the way.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2023
Into an organically slick body that schusses down the road looking like a Venusian hovercraft, the Nissan team has poured an engine that scoots like quicksilver.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 14 May 2023
Trips go to nearby Mt Shiribetsu; schuss the volcano’s steep ridges through deep powder and beautiful birch forest.
—Janet O’Grady, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
Instead, the leather goatskin outer is fused with the waterproof membrane and the Merino wool liner, transforming three layers into one dexterity-improving workhorse that’s fit for splitting wood in the backyard or schussing down slopes.
—Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020
It’s Olympics time again, and soon some of the world’s best athletes will be schussing down the slopes, whirring through the air, zooming down the tracks and skating across the ice.
—The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2018
Shops, seven restaurants, and a killer spa (accessed via tunnel) lure snow bunnies who have no intention of taking the shuttle to the Corviglia cable car and schussing down the famously dry powder.
—Heidi Mitchell, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2018
Called skinning, the activity of walking up a downhill slope on skis to schuss back down exemplifies a no-pain, no-gain ethos among skiers determined to earn their turns for the sheer challenge (or to burn calories).
—Elaine Glusac, idahostatesman, 17 Jan. 2018
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“Schuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schuss. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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