rink

[ ringk ]

/ rɪŋk /

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noun

a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.

a smooth floor, usually of wood, for roller-skating.

a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating; skating arena.

an area of ice marked off for the game of curling.

a section of a bowling green where a match can be played.

a set of players on one side in a lawn-bowling or curling match.

Origin of rink

1325–75; Middle English (Scots ) renk area for a battle, joust, or race, apparently <Middle French rencrank¹

Words nearby rink

ring true, ring up, ringwomb, Ringwood, ringworm, rink, rinkhals, rink rat, rinky-dink, rinky-tink, Rinne's test

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Example sentences from the Web for rink

There was a family named Adams in Saskatoon, and they had a rink with boards, between their house and the barn.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We went out on the rink in the yard and pushed around on one foot.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Walking into the rink today I thought, ‘Wow, this is what I used to do every day,’” Kwan tells me on the phone.
Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Chases Gold in Rhode Island’s Gubernatorial Race|Nicholas McCarvel|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rink cost $98.5 million, making it more than one and a half times more expensive than other Olympic equivalents.
Putin's Criminal Olympics|Michael Weiss|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Tens of millions of others watch their sports heroes wrangle on court, field, rink and racetrack.
Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films?|Liesl Schillinger|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You recall your sufferings during your first days upon the ice, or on the rink.
Ladies on Horseback|Nannie Lambert
The rink and the ground opposite the hotel were in full tilt.
Their Pilgrimage|Charles Dudley Warner
We might go down to the rink father had made on purpose for Horatia.
Sarah's School Friend|May Baldwin
HE world is like a rink, you know: You lose your wheel, and come to woe!
Quips and Quiddities|William Davenport Adams
While in the first tradition the moon is a man carrying a glowing light, in the other she is the moon mans house (Rink, p. 440).
The Central Eskimo|Franz Boas

British Dictionary definitions for rink

rink

/ (rɪŋk) /

noun

an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover

an area for roller skating on

a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating

bowls a strip of the green, usually about 5–7 metres wide, on which a game is played

curling the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres

(in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game

Word Origin for rink

C14 (Scots): from Old French renc row, rank 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rink
释义	rink [ ringk ] / rɪŋk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rink ON THESAURUS.COM noun a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena. a smooth floor, usually of wood, for roller-skating. a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating; skating arena. an area of ice marked off for the game of curling. a section of a bowling green where a match can be played. a set of players on one side in a lawn-bowling or curling match. Origin of rink 1325–75; Middle English (Scots ) renk area for a battle, joust, or race, apparently <Middle French rencrank¹ Words nearby rink ring true, ring up, ringwomb, Ringwood, ringworm, rink, rinkhals, rink rat, rinky-dink, rinky-tink, Rinne's test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rink There was a family named Adams in Saskatoon, and they had a rink with boards, between their house and the barn. Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse\|W.C. Heinz\|May 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We went out on the rink in the yard and pushed around on one foot. Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse\|W.C. Heinz\|May 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “Walking into the rink today I thought, ‘Wow, this is what I used to do every day,’” Kwan tells me on the phone. Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Chases Gold in Rhode Island’s Gubernatorial Race\|Nicholas McCarvel\|April 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The rink cost $98.5 million, making it more than one and a half times more expensive than other Olympic equivalents. Putin's Criminal Olympics\|Michael Weiss\|January 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Tens of millions of others watch their sports heroes wrangle on court, field, rink and racetrack. Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films?\|Liesl Schillinger\|December 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST You recall your sufferings during your first days upon the ice, or on the rink. Ladies on Horseback\|Nannie Lambert The rink and the ground opposite the hotel were in full tilt. Their Pilgrimage\|Charles Dudley Warner We might go down to the rink father had made on purpose for Horatia. Sarah's School Friend\|May Baldwin HE world is like a rink, you know: You lose your wheel, and come to woe! Quips and Quiddities\|William Davenport Adams While in the first tradition the moon is a man carrying a glowing light, in the other she is the moon mans house (Rink, p. 440). The Central Eskimo\|Franz Boas British Dictionary definitions for rink rink / (rɪŋk) / noun an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover an area for roller skating on a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating bowls a strip of the green, usually about 5–7 metres wide, on which a game is played curling the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres (in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game Word Origin for rink C14 (Scots): from Old French renc row, rank 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rink square, stadium, park, gymnasium, field, ring, stage, gym, arena, band, round, amphitheater, court, track, terrain, course, range, green, turf, golf course
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rink

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British Dictionary definitions for rink

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