ice-hockey rink
- noun
- /ˈaɪs ˈhɑːki rɪŋk/
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pista de hockey sobre hielo
- After the renovations, the ice-hockey rink was equipped with new goals and updated markings.
Examples
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The local team practices at the new ice-hockey rink every week.
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Fans crowded around the ice-hockey rink to watch the championship game.
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She learned to skate at an ice-hockey rink near her house.
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The local ice-hockey rink is always busy on weekends.
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Have you ever played on an ice-hockey rink?
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The players skated across the ice-hockey rink as the referee dropped the puck to start the game.
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On weekends, families often visit the ice-hockey rink to enjoy skating and watch games.
Synonyms
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1.2
A place with a smooth surface for ice or roller skating
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2.2
A place with a smooth surface for ice or roller skating
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2.0
An area with a floor of ice for skating or hockey
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A place with smooth ice where people skate or play hockey
An area of ice with lines and goals where people play ice hockey
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
ice-hockey + rink
The compound simply names a rink used for the sport ice hockey: combining the sport label 'ice-hockey' with 'rink' (an arena for skating) yields a literal, compositional meaning that a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer. This follows a common noun–noun compounding pattern found in many languages, so the referent is immediately predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Ice-hockey rink comes from the words ice, hockey, and rink, where rink means a place to skate. Picture a flat sheet of ice with painted lines and goals where players skate and chase the puck, and you have the memory of the phrase. That's why it means 'a prepared ice surface for ice hockey'.