rink (r ngk)n. 1. An area surfaced with smooth ice for skating, hockey, or curling. 2. A smooth floor suited for roller-skating. 3. A building that houses a surface prepared for skating. 4. A section of a bowling green large enough for holding a match. 5. A team of players in quoits, bowling, or curling. [Middle English renk, racecourse, possibly from Old French renc, line, of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
rink [rɪŋk]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ice Skating) an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover
2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) an area for roller skating on
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ice Skating) (Individual Sports, other than specified) a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) Bowls a strip of the green, usually about 5-7 metres wide, on which a game is played
5. (Team Sports / Curling) Curling the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (Team Sports / 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 Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rink - building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skatingbuilding, 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
rink
rink [rɪŋk] n (for ice-skating) → pista di pattinaggio (su ghiaccio); (for roller-skating) → pista di pattinaggio (a rotelle)
1. (usually ˈice-rink) (a building containing) an area of ice, for ice-skating, ice hockey etc.
2. (a building containing) a smooth floor for roller-skating.
rink → حلبة kluziště skøjtebane Eisbahn πίστα πατινάζ pista de patinaje luistinrata patinoire klizalište pista di pattinaggio スケートリンク 스케이트링크 schaatsbaan skøytebane ślizgawka rinque каток rink ลานเล่นสเก็ตน้ำแข็ง paten alanı sân băng 溜冰场
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