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rink

(rĭngk)

a. A usually rectangular area surfaced with smooth ice and often having a vertical boards erected around the perimeter and curving along each corner, used for skating, ice hockey, or curling.

b. A similar area having a smooth hard floor used for roller-skating.

c. A similar area, often having artificial grass, used for indoor soccer and other sports.

d. A building housing one or more of these areas.

2. A section of a bowling green large enough for holding a match.

3. A team of players in quoits, bowling, or curling.

[Middle English renk, racecourse, possibly from Old French renc, line, of Germanic origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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rink

(rɪŋk)

1. (Ice Skating) an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover

2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) an area for roller skating on

3. (Ice Skating) a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating

4. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating

5. (Bowls & Bowling) bowls a strip of the green, usually about 5–7 metres wide, on which a game is played

6. (Curling) curling the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres

7. (Bowls & Bowling) (in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game

8. (Curling) (in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game

[C14 (Scots): from Old French renc row, rank¹]

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rink

(rɪŋk)

n.

1. a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared.

2. a smooth floor, usu. of wood, for roller-skating.

3. a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating; skating arena.

4. an area of ice marked off for the game of curling.

5. a section of a bowling green where a match can be played.

6. a set of players on one side in a lawn-bowling or curling match.

[1325–75; Middle English (Scots) renk area for a battle, joust, or race, appar. < Middle French renc rank¹]

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Noun

rink - building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

skating rink

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

ice rink, ice-skating rink, ice - a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"

Translations

حَلْبَةمَزْلَقَه جَليديَّهمَصْطَبَه للتَّزَلُّج

kluzištěkluziště pro kolečkové brusle

skøjtebanerulleskøjtebane

Eisbahn Rollschuhbahn

πίστα πατινάζ

pista de patinaje

luistinrata

patinoire glissoire

klizalište

görkorcsolyapálya

skautahöllsvell

pista pista di pattinaggio

スケートリンク

스케이트링크

riedučių trasa

laukums skrituļskriešanaislidotava

schaatsbaan

skøytebane rulleskøytebane

ślizgawka

rinque

каток

klzisko

rink

ลานเล่นสเก็ตน้ำแข็ง

buz pateni/hokeyi alanıpaten alanıpaten sahası

sân băng

溜冰场旱冰场

rink

[rɪŋk] N (for ice-skating) → pista f de hielo; (for roller-skating) → pista f de patinaje

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rink

[ˈrɪŋk] n

(also ice rink) → patinoire f

(for roller-skating) → skating m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rink

n → Eisbahn f; (= roller-skating rink) → Rollschuhbahn f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rink

[rɪŋk] n (for ice-skating) → pista di pattinaggio (su ghiaccio); (for roller-skating) → pista di pattinaggio (a rotelle)

rink

(riŋk) noun

1. (usually ˈice-rink) (a building containing) an area of ice, for ice-skating, ice hockey etc.

2. (a building containing) a smooth floor for roller-skating.

rink

→ حَلْبَة kluziště skøjtebane Eisbahn πίστα πατινάζ pista de patinaje luistinrata patinoire klizalište pista di pattinaggio スケートリンク 스케이트링크 schaatsbaan skøytebane ślizgawka rinque каток rink ลานเล่นสเก็ตน้ำแข็ง paten alanı sân băng 溜冰场

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