skating rink

English

Noun

skating rink (plural skating rinks)

1. A specially prepared ice surface on which people skate or play ice hockey; the building that houses such a surface.

   Synonyms: ice skating rink, ice rink

2. A roller-skating rink; the building that houses such a surface.

   Synonym: roller rink

Usage notes

• This name appears more common than the synonyms.

Hyponyms

• hockey rink
• roller rink
• roller skating rink

Translations

frozen surface for skating — see ice rink

roller skating rink

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 溜冰場 / 溜冰场 (zh) (liūbīngchǎng)

• French: patinoire (fr) f
• German: Rollschuhbahn f
• Plautdietsch: Schlietschoobon f
• Russian: като́к (ru) m (katók)