schuss

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schuss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʊs/
• Rhymes: -ʊs

Noun

schuss (plural schusses)

1. (skiing) a straight run downhill

   1992, The hand slid down the schuss of material and plucked at the hem — Will Self, Cock and Bull

Verb

schuss (third-person singular simple present schusses, present participle schussing, simple past and past participle schussed)

1. To ski a schuss.

   When, on his first time on skis, he just schussed down the mountain, we knew he was a natural.

Adverb

schuss

1. quickly

Noun

schuss m (plural schuss)

1. schuss

Further reading

• “schuss” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).