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Zamboni

Zamboni

9 7.5
A machine that smooths ice at a skating rink
  • noun
  • /zæmˈboʊni/
translation icon : Zamboni
  • There will also be 15 minutes between sessions for the workers to redo the ice with the Zamboni.
  • Zamboni machine
  • Zamboni driver
  • drive a Zamboni

I wish I was piloting a street Zamboni right now.

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Examples

  • Did I ever show you my zamboni driver-of-the-year award?

    Airborne (1993)

  • My dad drives a zamboni.

    Airborne (1993)

  • And you can drive the Zamboni any time you want.

    Ice Princess (2005)

  • The Zamboni would have been busy.

    Blog text (16)

  • I love the smell of Zamboni fumes in the morning.

    MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)

  • Sunday night at the Sharks game... ...I'm gonna be driving the Zamboni.

    EDtv (1999)

  • Keep an eye out when the Zamboni is running, and you might see Stacy up there.

    Blog text (4)

  • I just love Zambonis because they clean so beautifully.

  • He was in charge of maintenance on the Zamboni.

    Merry Kiss Cam (2022)

  • The Zamboni smoothly resurfaced the ice before the hockey game started.

How Prepared

Zamboni
9 7.5
skating rink
14 2.2
rink
74 1.2

Surface Forms

Zamboni singular
Zambonis plural

Etymology

Zamboni comes from the last name of Frank Zamboni, the man who built the first machine to smooth the ice in skating rinks. So today we use 'Zamboni' to mean any ice-resurfacing machine.