ringette

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noun

A team sport played on ice on skates and primarily by women, the players using sticks to control a rubber ring and attempting to score goals by landing it in the opponents' net.

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Meanings

nounringette (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesA team sport played on ice on skates and primarily by women, the players using sticks to control a rubber ring and attempting to score goals by landing it in the opponents' net.

    Sam Jacks, the inventor of ringette and floor hockey, and Robert Steadward, whose efforts spearheaded the growth of Paralympic sports, are being inducted in the builder category.

    2007 May 9, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times

Origin

From ring + -ette.

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APA

ringette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringette

MLA

“ringette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringette.

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