Lutz

//lʌts// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates counterclockwise and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.

    "Meissner fell three times, on two triple lutzes and a triple flip, to drop from fourth, the worst performance by a defending champion in at least 50 years."

  2. 2
    A kind of marble (spherical toy) with bands of copper or goldstone flakes.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Meissner fell three times, on two triple lutzes and a triple flip, to drop from fourth, the worst performance by a defending champion in at least 50 years."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the surname of Austrian skater Alois Lutz, who invented the jump.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Lutz.

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