ice-skating rink
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈaɪsˌskeɪtɪŋ rɪŋk/
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- The good news is, there will be one more public ice skating rink this winter.
- ice-skating rink in the mall
- outdoor ice-skating rink
- open-air ice-skating rink
It it going back to the ice skating rink analogy, it would be like if you took a rake and you just raked the ice and scuffed it up.
- It it going back to the ice skating rink analogy, it would be like if you took a rake and you just raked the ice and scuffed it up.
Examples
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We're going ice skating right now, and apparently it's like a circular ice skating rink that goes around this massive column.
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Adjacent to the center is the open-air ice-skating rink, which opened on Christmas Day in 1936 and has remained a popular winter venue ever since.
Blog text (30) -
I left them by the ice-skating rink.
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The first big crush I ever had only lasted for an afternoon at an ice skating rink.
Fiction book (2000) -
Very close to this area, there is an ice skating rink, so if you visit the area, bring your ice skates.
Blog text (2) -
After getting skates, guests enter the ice skating rink.
Blog text (4) -
I recently visited Downtown Disney to check out the new Secret of the Wings ice skating rink that is now open to the public.
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Stacy has been working at ice skating rinks for years and is well-experienced.
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While you're there, you can catch a movie or even glide across the ice on the Center's indoor ice skating rink.
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The community center created a new ice-skating rink where families can enjoy skating together.
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
An area of ice with lines and goals where people play ice hockey
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
ice-skating + rink
The noun is fully compositional: 'ice-skating' specifies the activity and 'rink' names the place, so the phrase directly denotes a rink for ice skating. A B1 learner who knows 'ice', 'skate' (or 'skating') and 'rink' can readily infer this meaning; the modifier + noun pattern is common across languages, making it transparent.
Etymology
Ice-skating rink comes from a simple picture: ice is frozen water, skating is moving on skates, and a rink is a cleared area to do this. So the phrase means a prepared place of ice where people go 'to skate'.