skating rink
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈskeɪtɪŋ rɪŋk/
:
pista de patinaje
- We were usually in a hurry to get to the skating rink at the State Fair Grounds.
- an ice skating rink
One of the neighbors that I had known from the skating rink happened to be a weed dealer.
- 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.
- 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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The good news is, there will be one more public ice skating rink this winter.
Blog text (10) -
If romantic comedies have taught us anything, it is that skating rinks breed romance.
Blog text (26) -
- I need you to take him to the skating rink.
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- Tom, is this where the skating rink was?
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So then at the ice skating rink, right?
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You have a skating rink where you grew up?
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Our boys are going to have a birthday party at the skating rink.
Academic text (2011) -
There's a skating rink about 11 miles from here.
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My mother swung into the parking lot of the skating rink.
Fiction book (1990) -
The community center has built a new ice skating rink for local families to enjoy.
Synonyms
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1.2
A place with a smooth surface for ice or roller skating
10
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
An area of ice with lines and goals where people play ice hockey
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place for ice or roller skating' is directly and compositionally derived from 'skating' (the activity) + 'rink' (a place designed for skating). This noun-noun combination follows a common and transparent pattern found across languages (e.g., pista de patinaje, patinoire), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name skating rink comes from the clear picture of a smooth, flat rink where people skate. A 'rink' was a simple word for a flat area used for games, so the phrase means 'a place with a smooth surface for ice or roller skating'.