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

There is little optimism that the NCAA will approve a hockey-specific exemption, despite the starkly different route most athletes take to the college rink. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026

His voice fell across a silent rink as Lemieux and Bourne twirled in the spotlight. —Dan Robson, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Escondido had been home to Ice-Plex Escondido, a two-rink facility that closed in 2020 after 25 years due to financial constraints heightened by the COVID pandemic. —Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

The Avs are on the brink on the rink. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 May 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