Meanings
rink1
rink2
plural rinks
- A surface for roller skating.
- A building housing an ice rink.
- ball gamesA team in a competition.
The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.
1 more example
However, it was a more chastening day for Britain's women's team, who were unable to repeat their statement win over Canada against the Swedish rink who denied them European gold in November.
2026 February 15, “GB curlers sweep aside Germany to edge closer to semis”, in BBC
present singular third person rinks · participle present rinking · participle past rinked · past rinked
- colloquialdatedintransitiveTo skate on an ice rink.
Jack, who has a knack of knowing, seeing, and doing everything from its very beginning, had of course "rinked" on the only compo at that time laid down in London for the purpose, and visited by London's upper twenty.
1877, Temple Bar, volume 49, page 479
Rink3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbuilding that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
rink · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*reǵ-“straight, direct”
- Proto-Germanic*rankiz“upright man”
- Old Englishrinc“man, warrior, hero”
- Middle Englishrink
- Englishrink
From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →rink · noun, verb
- Proto-Germanic*hringaz
- Frankish*hring
- Old Frenchreng
- Middle Frenchrenc
- Middle Scotsrink
- Englishrink
Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.
More words from Middle Scots, Middle French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пързалка
- пързалка (părzalka)sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
Czech kluziště, brusliště
- kluzištěsheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- bruslištěsurface for roller skating
Finnish jääkenttä, kenttä
- jääkenttäsheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- kenttäsheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- kaukalosheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- ratasheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- rullaluistelukenttäsurface for roller skating
- kenttäsurface for roller skating
- rullaluisteluratasurface for roller skating
- skeittiratasurface for roller skating
- skedemestasurface for roller skating
- joukkueteam in curling
French patinoire, piste
- patinoiresheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- pistesheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- équipeteam in curling
German Eisbahn, Kunsteisbahn
- Eisbahnsheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- Kunsteisbahnsheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- Rollschuhbahnsurface for roller skating
Polish lodowisko
- lodowiskosheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
Portuguese rinque
- rinquesheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
Russian като́к, хоккейная площа́дка
- като́к (katók)sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- хоккейная площа́дка (xokkejnaja ploščádka)sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
- ринк (rink)surface for roller skating
Slovak klzisko
- klziskosheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
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Cite this entry
rink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rink
“rink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rink. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rink,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rink.
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