lutz

noun

ˈləts 

: a backward figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the outside edge of one skate followed by a full turn in the air and a landing on the outside edge of the other skate

Examples of lutz in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Finishing with a lofty quadruple lutz to triple toe, Malinin was on. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Nakai, too, squandered roughly six points for downgrading a planned triple lutz-triple toe loop combination. — Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026

Liu, skating first in the final group of six skaters, opened with a triple flip, and then after a double Axel landed a triple lutz, triple loop combination. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026

With a medley of Michael Jackson hits playing, Petrosian — competing as a neutral athlete — whipped through her double axel, landed a triple lutz and capped the performance with a triple flip-triple toe loop that seemed downright effortless. — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from Gustave Lussi †1993 American (Swiss-born) figure-skating coach

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lutz

• buts
• butts
• cuts
• guts
• huts
• juts
• nuts
• putts
• ruts
• setts
• shuts
• struts