plural rinks
1
a
: a smooth extent of ice marked off for curling or ice hockey
b
: a surface of ice for ice-skating
also
: a building containing such a rink
c
: an enclosure for roller-skating
2
: a lane for lawn bowling
3
: a team of players in curling or lawn bowling
Examples of rink in a Sentence
The hockey team is practicing at the rink.
Recent Examples on the Web
Amenities include ballfields, playgrounds, tennis courts, an in-line skating court, and outdoor ice-skating rinks.
—
Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
The bubble-gum pink attraction will offer a quick-service menu of sandwiches, salads, desserts and drinks, a Barbie merchandise shop, plenty of Instagram-worthy photo stations and a roller-skating rink.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
At La Cumbre Plaza, Hahn merged retail space with opportunities for fun and community activity—skating rinks, bowling alleys, day-care.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Instead the players did off-ice workouts, video study, seminars about nutrition and social media, and had fun away from the rink at a go-kart track, a golf course and an escape room.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rink
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
The bubble-gum pink attraction will offer a quick-service menu of sandwiches, salads, desserts and drinks, a Barbie merchandise shop, plenty of Instagram-worthy photo stations and a roller-skating rink.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
At La Cumbre Plaza, Hahn merged retail space with opportunities for fun and community activity—skating rinks, bowling alleys, day-care.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Instead the players did off-ice workouts, video study, seminars about nutrition and social media, and had fun away from the rink at a go-kart track, a golf course and an escape room.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rink
Cite this Entry
“Rink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rink. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rink
noun1
: a sheet of ice laid out for curling, ice hockey, or ice-skating
2
: an enclosed place for roller-skating
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share