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

No singular player can effectively replace everything Barkov brings to the rink. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025

The red light went on, and with a smile his face, Hartman looked at the Wild bench and strutted to the corner of T-Mobile Arena, as the rink went mostly silent. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025

An employee of United Skates of America, which owns Skateland, said alcohol sales at other similarly sized rink made up about 1-2% of their revenue. —Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025

In the winter, Frog Pond at the heart of the Common turns into an ice skating rink. —Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 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