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

When rinks did open, Alysa reluctantly returned to the ice. —Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

On a typically bright September afternoon in Southern California, the sun is baking the sidewalks and parking lots outside the Los Angeles-area rink where for the day the ice belongs to siblings Alex and Maia Shibutani. —Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026

There’s a rink for that in town. —Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026

Warm up at firepits near the rink with hot chocolate from South Bend Chocolate Cafe Express; a full-service restaurant, Howard Park Public House, is also on the site. —Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 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