Meaning & use
lutz
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A figure-skating jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
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The skater landed a clean triple lutz to seal her gold medal routine.
Commentators debated whether the jump was a lutz or a flip based on the entry edge.
A note on using this word
The jump is named after Austrian skater Alois Lutz, who first performed it in competition in 1913.
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