lutz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/lʌts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lutz.wav /lʊts/

Word forms

lutz lutzes

Etymology

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

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