schuss

[ shoos, shoos ]

noun
  1. a straight downhill run at high speed.

verb (used without object)
  1. to execute a schuss.

verb (used with object)
  1. to schuss over: to schuss the slopes around Aspen.

Origin of schuss

1
1935–40; <German; cognate with shot1

Other words from schuss

  • schusser, noun

Words Nearby schuss

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British Dictionary definitions for schuss

schuss

/ (ʃʊs) skiing /


noun
  1. a straight high-speed downhill run

verb
  1. (intr) to perform a schuss

Origin of schuss

1
German: shot 1

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