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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɪŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ringk)

rink /rɪŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a smooth area of ice for ice-skating.
a smooth floor for roller-skating.
a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating;
skating arena.

rink (ringk),USA pronunciation n.

a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
a smooth floor, usually of wood, for roller-skating.
a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating;
skating arena.
an area of ice marked off for the game of curling.
a section of a bowling green where a match can be played.
Sporta set of players on one side in a lawn-bowling or curling match.

Middle French renc rank¹
Middle English (Scots) renk area for a battle, joust, or race, apparently 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rink /rɪŋk/ n

an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover
an area for roller skating on
a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating
a strip of the green, usually about 5–7 metres wide, on which a game is played
the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres
(in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game

Etymology: 14th Century (Scots): from Old French renc row, rank¹

'rink' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bumper car - dasher - end - rink rat - back score - blue line - board - board check - boccie - box lacrosse - broomball - cornerman - cushion - end zone - foot score - hog score - house - ice - icing - indoor soccer - lawn bowling - neutral zone - penalty box - red line - ring - roller rink - Zamboni - shell - spread eagle - sweeping score

Synonyms: ice rink, skating rink, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "rink" in the title:

"allow for a skating rink or even a swimming pool to be placed on it"
flip the rink into two
i have achieved (the first rink )or( first rink) in my class ?
On a rink vs. in a Rink
repeatedly 'laps' him (roller rink)
Rink!
skating ring/skating rink
skating rink
Skating rink / skate rink
The surface of the ice rink
when I went to the skating rink

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