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rink

Pronunciation:  ringk

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 Definition: [n]  building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
 
 Synonyms: skating rink
 
 See Also: building, edifice, ice, ice rink, ice-skating rink

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rink\, n. [Scot. renk, rink, rynk, a course, a race;
probably fr. AS. hring a ring. See {Ring}.]
1. The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game
   of curling.

2. An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used
   for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on with
   roller skates, or a building with such a floor.

 

 

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