figure skating

noun

ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.

a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques.

a competitive sport in which the skater is required to execute school figures and to perform one or more original programs of difficult jumps, spins, etc., to a musical setting.

Origin of figure skating

First recorded in 1865–70

OTHER WORDS FROM figure skating

figure skater, noun

Words nearby figure skating

figure of merit, figure of speech, figure on, figure out, figure skate, figure skating, figure up, figurine, fig wart, fig wasp, figwort

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Example sentences from the Web for figure skating

But the piano playing, figure-skating, sports enthusiast Soviet expert has never been just another anything.
Condoleezza Tells Her Story|Dayo Olopade|October 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This is the place for figure-skating; the ice is perfect, and the wind cannot interfere with the balance.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
Sahwah realized that she was figure-skating on thin ice when she mentioned that subject and forebore to make any further remarks.
The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit|Hildegard G. Frey
Once a Finnish lady went over to Paris and received the sum of £120 a month for giving entertainments in figure-skating.
Through Finland in Carts|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie

British Dictionary definitions for figure skating

figure skating

noun

ice skating in which the skater traces outlines of selected patterns

the whole art of skating, as distinct from skating at speed

Derived forms of figure skating

figure skater, noun

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单词	figure skating
释义	figure skating noun ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques. a competitive sport in which the skater is required to execute school figures and to perform one or more original programs of difficult jumps, spins, etc., to a musical setting. Origin of figure skating First recorded in 1865–70 OTHER WORDS FROM figure skating figure skater, noun Words nearby figure skating figure of merit, figure of speech, figure on, figure out, figure skate, figure skating, figure up, figurine, fig wart, fig wasp, figwort Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for figure skating But the piano playing, figure-skating, sports enthusiast Soviet expert has never been just another anything. Condoleezza Tells Her Story\|Dayo Olopade\|October 15, 2010\|DAILY BEAST This is the place for figure-skating; the ice is perfect, and the wind cannot interfere with the balance. The Hills and the Vale\|Richard Jefferies Sahwah realized that she was figure-skating on thin ice when she mentioned that subject and forebore to make any further remarks. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit\|Hildegard G. Frey Once a Finnish lady went over to Paris and received the sum of £120 a month for giving entertainments in figure-skating. Through Finland in Carts\|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie British Dictionary definitions for figure skating figure skating noun ice skating in which the skater traces outlines of selected patterns the whole art of skating, as distinct from skating at speed Derived forms of figure skating figure skater, noun 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
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