Rink — may refer to: * Ice rink, used for ice skating * Hockey rink *Curling rink, used to refer to both a curling team and the playing surface *a roller rink, used for roller skatingee also* The Rink … Wikipedia
rink — [ʀink] n. m. ÉTYM. 1875, in G. Petiot; mot angl., var. de ring. ❖ ♦ Piste ou terrain circulaire. || Rink de hockey (1933, in D. D. L.). Spécialt. || Rink ou skating rink : piste de … Encyclopédie Universelle
rink — rink·ite; rink·man; rink·tum; rink; … English syllables
rink — ► NOUN 1) (also ice rink) an enclosed area of ice for skating, ice hockey, or curling. 2) (also roller rink) a smooth enclosed floor for roller skating. 3) (also bowling rink) the strip of a bowling green used for a match. 4) a team in curling or … English terms dictionary
Rink — Rink, n. [Scot. renk, rink, rynk, a course, a race; probably fr. AS. hring a ring. See {Ring}.] 1. The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of curling. [1913 Webster] 2. An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rink — Rink, 1) Eucharius Gottlieb, geb. 1670 in Stötteritz bei Leipzig, lebte als Hofmeister in Kopenhagen, dann mehre Jahre in Wien u. wurde 1707 Professor der Rechte in Altdorf; er schr.: De veteris numismatis potentia et qualitate, Lpz. 1701;… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Rink — Rink, Hinrich, verdienter Grönlandforscher, geb. 26. Aug. 1819 in Kopenhagen, gest. 15. Dez. 1893 in Christiania, studierte Naturwissenschaften, nahm 1845–47 als Mineralog an der Erdumseglung der Fregatte Galathea teil, durchforschte 1848–51… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
rink — [rıŋk] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: renc place, row ] 1.) a specially prepared area of ice that you can ↑skate on 2.) a special area with a smooth surface where you can go around on ↑roller skates … Dictionary of contemporary English
rink — [ rıŋk ] noun count a large flat area where people go to SKATE or play ICE HOCKEY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rink — late 14c., Scottish dialect, probably from O.Fr. renc, reng row, line, from Frankish and ultimately connected with RING (Cf. ring) (n.). Probably confused in meaning with ring (n.) in sense of area marked out for a sporting contest. Ice hockey… … Etymology dictionary
