ice hockey rink
- noun
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pista de hockey sobre hielo
- Building an ice hockey rink requires careful attention to temperature and surface quality.
Examples
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The ice hockey rink was packed with fans.
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The teams met at the local ice hockey rink for their regular Saturday night game.
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After school, she practiced her skating at the ice hockey rink.
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Many ice hockey rinks are open year-round.
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The players skated swiftly across the ice hockey rink, passing the puck to each other.
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The crowd cheered as the home team scored the winning goal in the ice hockey rink during the championship match.
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Children play and practice their skills on the ice hockey rink every Saturday morning.
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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2.7
A place with smooth ice where people skate or play hockey
A flat area of ice with lines and goals where players play hockey
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a specially prepared ice surface for playing ice hockey' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'ice' + 'hockey' + 'rink' (a rink for ice hockey). This is a straightforward compounding pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the individual words should readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun ice hockey rink comes from three simple parts: ice (frozen water), hockey (the sport), and rink (an area for skating). It is the 'place to play', a flat, made-smooth area of ice with goals and lines for hockey games, so the name tells you exactly what it is.