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DictionaryrinkSkating area
noun

rink

RINGK/rɪŋk/

A prepared area for skating or sports played on skates.

The skaters circle the maintained ice rink.

A diverse group of skaters glides around a maintained ice rink.
Etymology
rinkOld Frenchrow, line

Probably from a word for a row or line, rink first named measured ground for contests. Its use for ice marked off for curling developed into the modern skating-area sense.

In context

Live Walking NYC67:24
this will be the foundation for the ice skating rink. And then there will be a pavilion right there.
SQUARE DANCE HOEDOWN Bryant Park New York City LIVE

More examples

  • They booked the rink for practice.
  • Several rinks opened in winter.
  • The rink's surface was freshly smoothed.

Forms

rink · rinks

Similar words

arena
A broader sports venue, not necessarily for skating.
track
Usually a course followed around a route.