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

Photos of the setup were shared on social media showing the rink that has been built on the playing surface at Beaver Stadium ahead of Saturday's games. —Mike Darnay, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Construction ran behind original expectations, the rink is smaller than a regulation NHL ice surface, and there were hiccups with its test events earlier this month. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026

It is followed by scenes of Zhu rowing on a river, ice dancers Junfei Ren and Jianing Xing forming perfect circles on the rink, dog walkers strolling across a bridge and commuters in between. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026

His grandfather Valery Malinin is a coach in Russia too, and used to bring young Malinin to the rink while babysitting. —Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 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