rink
UK: rɪŋk | US: rɪŋk
n. a smooth, enclosed area of ice for skating or hockey
n. a similar surface or area for roller skating
n. (Scottish) a strip of ground, often for sports
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The word "rink" originates from the Old French renc (meaning "rank" or "line"), likely referring to the orderly arrangement of people or boundaries in a space. It evolved in Scots to denote a marked strip of ground for sports (e.g., curling), later narrowing to its modern sense of an ice or roller skating area. The shift reflects the word's association with bounded, smooth surfaces for movement.
The children laughed as they glided across the ice rink.
She practiced her spins at the roller rink every weekend.
The hockey team reserved the rink for their evening match.
In Scotland, curling is traditionally played on a narrow rink.
The city built a new outdoor rink for winter recreation.