Lutz

[ luhts ]

/ lʌts /

noun (sometimes lowercase) Skating.

a jump in which the skater leaps from the back outer edge of one skate to make one full rotation in the air and lands on the back outer edge of the opposite skate.

Origin of Lutz

1935–40; allegedly after Gustave Lussi (born 1898), Swiss figure skater, though the change in form is unexplained

Example sentences from the Web for lutz

But drinking for every triple Lutz, American flag or smirk from Putin could cause a calorie avalanche and sick Sochi gut.

6 Ways to Avoid ‘Sochi Gut’ While Watching the Olympics |Jenna A. Bell |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Presumably Lutz, who declined comment, would advise on the design and functionality of new vehicle models, his specialty.

Bob Lutz May Make Detroit Comeback |Doron Levin |February 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Since May various GM executives, including Akerson, have been calling Lutz to pick his brain.

Bob Lutz May Make Detroit Comeback |Doron Levin |February 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Former GM chief executive Rick Wagoner, later fired by the U.S., hired Lutz to help improve future GM models.

Bob Lutz May Make Detroit Comeback |Doron Levin |February 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

If an agreement is reached with Lutz, GM would gain access to his considerable experience developing vehicles.

Bob Lutz May Make Detroit Comeback |Doron Levin |February 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Sergeant Lutz said he'd take it this time, and he rode through to Braska on a single horse,—seventy-three miles in thirty hours.

Under Fire |Charles King
Lutz, not understanding this conduct, was displeased at his friend, and undertook himself to return her thanks.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
The information was conveyed to Buck and Lutz, and they identified and recovered their property.

The Radio Boys at the Sending Station |Allen Chapman
Lutz had six officers taken, but none killed or wounded; Hay lost one officer, either killed or prisoner.

The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn |Henry P. Johnston
"It is like a dream;" and as I said so, I walked on again a little in advance of the others with Lutz and his rider.

Four Ghost Stories |Mrs. Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for lutz

lutz

/ (luːts) /

noun

skating a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate

Word Origin for lutz

C20: of uncertain origin

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