rink
pronunciation
How to pronounce rink in British English:
UK [rɪŋk]
How to pronounce rink in American English:
US [rɪŋk]
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- Noun:
- building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
Word Origin
- rink (n.)
- late 14c., Scottish dialect, probably from Old French renc, reng "row, line," from Frankish and ultimately connected with ring (n.1). Probably confused in meaning with ring (n.1) in sense of "area marked out for a sporting contest." From 1787 in curling; ice hockey sense first attested 1896.
Example
- 1. Pamela skated at the new rink in the french concession .
- 2. Instead , pack a thermos of hot chocolate and hit the rink .
- 3. Only in america ...... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink .
- 4. In another a company in canada tried to buy access to a nickel deposit in quebec by offering cash and two ice resurfacers for the local rink .
- 5. Modelled on the palace of versailles , it would feature 30 bathrooms , ten kitchens and an ice rink , among other luxuries .