luge
Supine racing sled
A luge is a small sled for one or two people, ridden feetfirst in a supine position.
It's primarily an Olympic sport where athletes race down an ice track at high speeds: She won gold in the luge.
The verb means to ride such a sled: They luged down the course at nearly ninety miles per hour.
Runnerless snow vehicle
- bobsleighSteered racing sled
- sleighAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
- runnersThose who race on foot
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
steel · aerodynamic · footrest · harness · pod · single · doubles · steering
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- rapidMoving with haste
- swiftMoving with speed
aerodynamic · drag · streamlined · tuck · prone · supine · feet-first · head-first
Water's solid form
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- frostThin ice coating
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
frigid · cold · snow · season · alpine · mountain · resort · December
Global athletic contest
- athleteSports competitor
- medalMetal honor token
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- heatsIncreases temperature
finals · qualifying · ranking · federation · singles · doubles · nations · record
Inclined passage for descent
- curvesBends in a line
- bankedTilted on a curve
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
finish · labyrinth · corkscrew · S-curve · walls · refrigerated · artificial · natural
Controlling direction of movement
line · trajectory · entry · exit · weight-shift · balance · timing · precision
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- dangerExposure to harm
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
heart-pounding · intense · extreme · daring · courage · fear · risk · breathtaking
toboggan
Runnerless snow vehicle
fiberglass · steel · aerodynamic · footrest · harness · pod · single · doubles · steering · piloting
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- rapidMoving with haste
swift · aerodynamic · drag · streamlined · tuck · prone · supine · feet-first · head-first · gravity
ice
Water's solid form
subzero · frigid · cold · snow · season · alpine · mountain · resort · December · January
Olympics
Global athletic contest
heats · finals · qualifying · ranking · federation · singles · doubles · nations · record · champion
chute
Inclined passage for descent
straightaway · finish · labyrinth · corkscrew · S-curve · walls · refrigerated · artificial · natural · Innsbruck
steering
Controlling direction of movement
tuck · line · trajectory · entry · exit · weight-shift · balance · timing · precision · control
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- dangerExposure to harm
exhilaration · heart-pounding · intense · extreme · daring · courage · fear · risk · breathtaking · nerve-wracking
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing
- sled sportsbobsled, skeleton, bobsledding, tobogganing, bobsledders
- winter sleddingdog sledding, mushing, Iditarod, bobsled, skeleton
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- transportcanoe, kayak, raft, rowboat, helicopter
- ice lugeSculpted frozen drink chute
- street lugeProne wheeled downhill racing
- vodka lugeFrozen channel for spirits