roller skate

noun

: a shoe with a set of wheels attached for skating over a flat surface
also : a metal frame with wheels attached that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe
roller-skate intransitive verb
roller skater noun

Examples of roller skate in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roller skate was in 1860

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Cite this Entry

“Roller skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roller%20skate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

roller skate

noun
: a skate that goes on wheels instead of a runner
roller-skate verb

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