rink

noun

ˈriŋk 

plural rinks

1

a

: a smooth extent of ice marked off for curling or ice hockey

b

: a surface of ice for ice-skating

also : a building containing such a rink

c

: an enclosure for roller-skating

2

: a lane for lawn bowling

3

: a team of players in curling or lawn bowling

Examples of rink in a Sentence

The hockey team is practicing at the rink.

Recent Examples on the Web

But for the Minnesota Wild, the next few days will bring some welcome time away from the rink, after a rough final two games before Christmas. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025

Around the corner, buckle your ice skates at the community rink. —Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025

In 1936, there was even double the fun when two trees were erected to celebrate the opening of the now-famous ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza, per the Rockefeller Center. —Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

Expect live music programming in the summer and an ice-skating rink in the winter. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots) rinc area in which a contest takes place, from Anglo-French renc row, lists — more at rank entry 1

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing rink

• ice rink
• roller rink
• skating rink

Rhymes for rink

• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink
• fink
• hink
• ink
• kink
• klink

Kids Definition

rink

noun

ˈriŋk 

1

: a sheet of ice laid out for curling, ice hockey, or ice-skating

2

: an enclosed place for roller-skating