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

Just weeks after competing at the Games, Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea are already back on the ice and others at the rink are eager to see them. —Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026

While working for the Pride, someone from Landon School, a private high school that played out of the same rink, approached her about helping out with their boys’ hockey team. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026

Frozen backyards turn into makeshift skating rinks. —Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026

Even before the Olympics, the two had an incredibly close bond in and out of the rink alongside Alysa Liu. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026

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