schuss
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
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
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
Which would have been sublime had I been headed to a slope-side condominium to schuss the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for the week.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2011
But most Hollywood-Aspen celebs are mum on the subject; shhh! has replaced schuss.
From Time Magazine Archive
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