rink

UK: /ˈrɪŋk/ US: /rɪŋk/ ,(ringk)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

rink /rɪŋk/   n. [countable]

1. a smooth area of ice for ice-skating.
2. a smooth floor for roller-skating.
3. a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating;
   skating arena.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rink  (ringk), n. 

1. a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
2. a smooth floor, usually of wood, for roller-skating.
3. a building or enclosure for ice-skating or roller-skating;
   skating arena.
4. an area of ice marked off for the game of curling.
5. a section of a bowling green where a match can be played.
6. Sport a set of players on one side in a lawn-bowling or curling match.

• Middle French renc rank¹
• Middle English (Scots) renk area for a battle, joust, or race, apparently 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rink / rɪŋk/ noun

1. an expanse of ice for skating on, esp one that is artificially prepared and under cover
2. an area for roller skating on
3. a building or enclosure for ice skating or roller skating
4. a strip of the green, usually about 5–7 metres wide, on which a game is played
5. the strip of ice on which the game is played, usually 41 by 4 metres
6. (in bowls and curling) the players on one side in a game

Etymology: 14th Century (Scots): from Old French renc row, rank¹