schuss
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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Etymology
Origin of schuss
1935–40; < German; cognate with shot 1
Example Sentences
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Ski poles over wand, beep-beep-beep-beep-beeeeep, two pushes, two strides, and schuss.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019
How could this well-behaved mix of Anglo and French Canadians pull up to the parking lot, throw on their skis and schuss without pause down to the icy St. Lawrence River below?
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2018
The closest of the three resorts to the city, locals often head there for a quick after-work schuss or a romp around its terrain park, which includes an Olympic halfpipe.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2018
This week’s new snow will enable the skiers to tackle the Streif’s whole length, from its near-vertical start to the fiendish icy traverse and the spine-jarring compressions of the final schuss.
From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2016
The first skiing Pope can no longer schuss down slopes; his beloved mountain hikes have been replaced by slow strolls around his Vatican terrace.
From Time Magazine Archive
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