schuss

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃʊs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃʊs, ʃus/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shŏŏs, sho̅o̅s)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
schuss /ʃʊs, ʃus/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Sporta straight downhill ski run at high speed.

v. 
  1. Sportto do or perform a schuss: [no object]to schuss down the mountain.[~ + object]to schuss the hill.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
schuss  (shŏŏs, sho̅o̅s),USA pronunciation [Skiing.]
n. 
  1. a straight downhill run at high speed.

v.i. 
  1. to execute a schuss.

v.t. 
  1. to schuss over:to schuss the slopes around Aspen.
  • German; cognate with shot1
  • 1935–40
schus′ser, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
schuss / ʃʊs/
  1. a straight high-speed downhill run
  1. (intransitive) to perform a schuss
Etymology: German: shot1
'schuss' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
schussboomer

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