rink

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  1. noun An area surfaced with smooth ice for skating, hockey, or curling.
  2. noun A smooth floor suited for roller-skating.
  3. noun A building that houses a surface prepared for skating.

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  • We were used to similar threats, so I proceeded with my preparations and held the meeting in the town skating-rink-- a huge, bare, wooden structure Lectures were rare in that city, and rumors of some special excitement on this occasion had been circulated; every seat in the rink was filled, and several hundred persons stood in the aisles and at the back of the building. —  The Story of a Pioneer
  • Goaltender Ty Conklin led the team from the first-base side onto the rink, which is located right behind the mound, stretching from the foul line to foul line. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • While area rinks typically allot most time to hockey leagues, school groups and the highest paying customers, all provide several hours daily for public sessions when the rink is available for folks prudent enough to avoid thin ice. —  The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS
  • But for a team still playing their first season in one of the biggest Canadian markets, the buzz at the rink is an affirmation of their early success. —  Sportsnet.ca - Sports News
  • I know ... ahem ... from experience. the Onion gives us a sense of what might happen if we knew what Ozzie was thinking closing shop after only a year in business due to issues with their home rink, the Sears Centre.
 

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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English renk, racecourse, possibly from Old French renc, line, of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Middle English, also renk, from Anglo-Saxon rinc = Old Saxon rink = Icelandic rekkr, a man: a poetical word, not found in other languages.
  2. from Middle English rink, rynk (cf. Low German rink = Middle High German rinc, a ring), a variant of ring.
  3. from rink, n.
 

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