rink

rink

R0253800 (rĭngk)n.1. a. A usually rectangular area surfaced with smooth ice and often having a vertical boards erected around the perimeter and curving along each corner, used for skating, ice hockey, or curling.b. A similar area having a smooth hard floor used for roller-skating.c. A similar area, often having artificial grass, used for indoor soccer and other sports.d. A building housing one or more of these areas.2. A section of a bowling green large enough for holding a match.3. A team of players in quoits, bowling, or curling.

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[Middle English renk, racecourse, possibly from Old French renc, line, of Germanic origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

rink

(rɪŋk) n1. (Ice Skating) an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) an area for roller skating on3. (Ice Skating) a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating4. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating5. (Bowls & Bowling) bowls a strip of the green, usually about 5–7 metres wide, on which a game is played6. (Curling) curling the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres7. (Bowls & Bowling) (in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game8. (Curling) (in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game[C14 (Scots): from Old French renc row, rank¹]

rink

(rɪŋk)

n. 1. a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared. 2. a smooth floor, usu. of wood, for roller-skating. 3. a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating; skating arena. 4. an area of ice marked off for the game of curling. 5. a section of a bowling green where a match can be played. 6. a set of players on one side in a lawn-bowling or curling match. [1325–75; Middle English (Scots) renk area for a battle, joust, or race, appar. < Middle French renc rank¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

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rink - building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skatingskating rinkbuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"ice rink, ice-skating rink, ice - a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"

Translations

溜冰场旱冰场

rink

(riŋk) noun1. (usually ˈice-rink) (a building containing) an area of ice, for ice-skating, ice hockey etc. 溜冰場 溜冰场2. (a building containing) a smooth floor for roller-skating. 溜滑輪場 旱冰场

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