speed skating

noun

The sport of racing around an oval course, on ice skates.

Meanings

nounspeed skating (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sport of racing around an oval course, on ice skates.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 速度滑冰, 競速溜冰 /竞速溜冰
  • 速度滑冰 (sùdù huábīng)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
  • 競速溜冰 /竞速溜冰 (jìngsù liūbīng)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
  • 速滑 (sùhuá)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Czech rychlobruslení
  • rychlobrusleníThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Estonian kiiruisutamine
  • kiiruisutamineThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Finnish pikaluistelu
  • pikaluisteluThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
French patinage de vitesse
  • patinage de vitesseThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
German Eisschnelllauf
  • EisschnelllaufThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Hungarian gyorskorcsolya
  • gyorskorcsolyaThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Icelandic skautahlaup
  • skautahlaupThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Italian pattinaggio di velocità
  • pattinaggio di velocitàThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Japanese スピードスケート
  • スピードスケート (supīdo sukēto)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Korean 스피드스케이팅, 속도빙상
  • 스피드스케이팅 (seupideuseukeiting)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
  • 속도빙상 (sokdobingsang)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Norwegian Bokmål hurtigløp på skøyter
  • hurtigløp på skøyterThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Polish łyżwiarstwo szybkie
  • łyżwiarstwo szybkieThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Portuguese patinação de velocidade
  • patinação de velocidadeThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Russian конькобе́жный спорт
  • конькобе́жный спорт (konʹkobéžnyj sport)The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Spanish patinaje de velocidad
  • patinaje de velocidadThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Swedish skridskosport, skridsko
  • skridskosportThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
  • skridskoThe sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates
Cite this entry
APA

speed skating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20skating

MLA

“speed skating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20skating. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speed skating,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20skating.

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