luge

IPA(Pronunciation)

/luː(d)ʒ/

Noun

also attributive countable broadly uncountable

(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. / (uncountable) The sport of racing on luges.

Japanese Meaning

レース用のそり。1人または2人で、背中を下にして乗る乗り物。 / ルージュ競技、ルージュレースとしてのスポーツ。

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She steered her luge down the icy course, shaving seconds off her time with every precise turn.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は1人または2人乗りで背中を下にして乗る競技用ソリを操り、氷のコースを下って一つ一つの正確なターンでタイムを縮めた。

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(uncountable) The sport of racing on luges.

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The luge was a block of ice, sometimes up to three-and-one-half feet long, which had narrow grooves etched into it. Alcohol was poured onto one end of the luge and as the alcohol traveled down the narrow grooves in the block of ice, it was cooled and then ran directly into the mouth of the waiting drinker on the other end.

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luges

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