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 Hellebuyck’s mere presence at the other end of the rink raises the stakes — and Oettinger’s game. —Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 May 2025

Many fashionable rinks have dotted the city since—Empire Roller Skating Center in Brooklyn, the Roxy in Manhattan, Skate Key in the Bronx—but most are now closed. —Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 2 May 2025

Today, the Stars operate 18 rinks across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025

Miro’s love for basketball also played a role in steering Niko away from hockey rinks roughly 40 years ago. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 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