rink
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1.2
- noun
- /rɪŋk/
- We were usually in a hurry to get to the skating rink at the State Fair Grounds.
- skating rink
- ice rink
- roller rink
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Watch on YouTubeRight Now, that's clean, fresh ice on a rink.
- Right Now, that's clean, fresh ice on a rink.
- And she is very clearly up against the glass near the hockey rink.
- Christie and I met in line waiting to go into a roller rink for a Christian college social.
- And also kind of looks like a hockey rink with the colors, the red and the white and the blue.
- I had a roller rink birthday when I was young and I remember this young, this young black gentleman came to the party and nobody knew him.
- One of the neighbors that I had known from the skating rink happened to be a weed dealer.
- Spend their weekends at the roller skating rink.
Examples
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But in my school, every single Friday night at the happy Jay skating rink, which was just over the bridge.
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Bill White's signing some autographs down at the rink on Saturday.
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And then the ice rink is down there.
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You know, over at the... over at the rink by the library.
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At this time, both teams are assigned one half of the rink on which to warm up.
Academic text (1995) -
We were skating at the time, round and round the big rink at the edge of town.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'll meet you at the skating rink later.
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She's been around the ice rink a time or two.
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What I want you to do is come down to the rink tomorrow and come out for a tryout.
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I'll meet you at the rink later to watch the skating competition.
Synonyms
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2.0
An area with a floor of ice for skating or hockey
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2.2
A place with a smooth surface for ice or roller skating
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2.7
A place with smooth ice where people skate or play hockey
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2.7
An area of ice with lines and goals where people play ice hockey
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Etymology
Rink comes from a Scots word meaning 'course' or 'playing place', like a ring where people meet to race or play. That's why a rink today is a special, smooth area for ice or roller skating.