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ice rink

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A specially frozen surface of water on which people skate or play ice hockey; the building that houses such a surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ice skating rink, skating rink

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ice-skating rink, ice

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rink, skating rink

Narrower terms: ice hockey rink, ice-hockey rink

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ко́ўзанка (kówzanka) — a surface for ice skating
  • Belarusian: като́к (katók) — a surface for ice skating
  • Catalan: pista de gel — a surface for ice skating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑冰場 /滑冰场 (huábīngchǎng) — a surface for ice skating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰場 /冰场 (bīngchǎng) — a surface for ice skating
  • Czech: kluziště — a surface for ice skating
  • Danish: skøjtebane — a surface for ice skating
  • Dutch: ijsbaan — a surface for ice skating
  • Dutch: schaatsbaan — a surface for ice skating
  • Estonian: liuväli — a surface for ice skating
  • Finnish: luistelurata — a surface for ice skating
  • Finnish: luistelukenttä — a surface for ice skating
  • French: patinoire — a surface for ice skating
  • German: Eisbahn — a surface for ice skating
  • German: Eislaufplatz — a surface for ice skating
  • Greek: παγοδρόμιο (pagodrómio) — a surface for ice skating
  • Hungarian: jégpálya — a surface for ice skating
  • Hungarian: korcsolyapálya — a surface for ice skating
  • Hungarian: műjégpálya — a surface for ice skating
  • Italian: pista di pattinaggio — a surface for ice skating
  • Italian: pista di ghiaccio — a surface for ice skating
  • Japanese: スケートリンク (sukēto rinku) — a surface for ice skating
  • Japanese: 銀盤 (ginban) — a surface for ice skating
  • Korean: 스케이트장 (seukeiteujang) — a surface for ice skating
  • Korean: 아이스링크 (aiseuringkeu) — a surface for ice skating
  • Macedonian: лизгалиште (lizgalište) — a surface for ice skating
  • Mongolian: мөсөн гулгуур (mösön gulguur) — a surface for ice skating
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skøytebane — a surface for ice skating
  • Plautdietsch: Iessrinkj — a surface for ice skating
  • Plautdietsch: Schlietschoobon — a surface for ice skating
  • Polish: lodowisko — a surface for ice skating
  • Portuguese: rinque de patinação — a surface for ice skating
  • Portuguese: pista de gelo — a surface for ice skating
  • Russian: като́к (katók) — a surface for ice skating
  • Spanish: pista de hielo — a surface for ice skating
  • Swedish: isrink — a surface for ice skating
  • Ukrainian: ко́взанка (kóvzanka) — a surface for ice skating
  • Ukrainian: ко́взалка (kóvzalka) — a surface for ice skating
  • Ukrainian: като́к (katók) — a surface for ice skating