in-line skate
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- noun
- /ˈɪnˌlaɪn skeɪt/
:
patín en línea
- I'm going to try out my new in-line skates in the park.
- a pair of in-line skates
- in-line hockey skates
- wear in-line skates
Examples
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Need some help, Rowena? A pair of bright green in-line skates skidded expertly to a stop.
Fiction book (1997) -
" Yes, and I'm pissed because they switched to in-line skates, which is much harder.
Fiction book (2001) -
And so anyway, so there's a pair of in line skates and the front is basically garbage.
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Bitch on in-line skates, he thought, rebooting his PC.
Fiction book (2002) -
We'll give you the latest news and consumer reviews and tell you what to look out for when it comes to the products you need, from important safety features for your in-line skates to the difference thread count makes for your bedroom sheets.
Blog text (10) -
Fortunately, the ten-year-old has in-line skates, so she's gone a lot.
Fiction book (1996) -
I finally bought a pair of in-line skates to enjoy skating along the riverwalk.
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After practicing for weeks, she became skilled at using her in-line skates at the skate park.
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For the summer, kids love to ride their in-line skates down the smooth pavement in the neighborhood.
Synonyms
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A shoe with a blade or wheels that you wear to glide on a smooth surface
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A brand name for inline skates with wheels in a single line
Surface Forms
Morphology
in-line + skate
The meaning 'a skate with wheels arranged in a single line' is directly derivable from combining 'skate' (a boot fitted with wheels or a blade) with 'in-line' (arranged in a line). This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'patines en línea'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun in-line skate comes from the way the wheels sit: the small wheels are arranged in a single line under the boot. That's why in-line skate means 'a boot with a row of wheels used for skating on smooth ground'.