noun
rink
rihngk
noun
1
A flat area, often covered in ice, used for skating or ice hockey.
"They spent the afternoon skating at the local rink."
How to Use Rink
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA prepared surface for skating, usually ice.
Common pairings
ice rink
skating rink
roller rink
Word Forms
rinked past tense, rinks plural, rinks plural, Rinks plural, rinks singular
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Etymology
From Old English rinc, "man" or "warrior," which came to mean an enclosed course for contests before narrowing to its modern ice-skating sense.