rink

noun

ˈriŋk 

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

: an alley for lawn bowling

3

: a team in bowls or curling

Examples of rink in a Sentence

The hockey team is practicing at the rink.

Recent Examples on the Web

Compean was ice skating with her daughter when she was forced to move away from the rink wall, because the conditions of melting ice between the wall and rink were unsafe to skate across, the lawsuit alleges. —Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024

Smacked in the chest by a hockey puck, he’s swiftly ushered out of the rink, and seems essentially relieved not to be there anymore. —Catherine Bray, Variety, 19 May 2024

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

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