Rink Definition

rĭngk

rinks

noun

rinks

A smooth expanse of ice marked off for the game of curling.

Webster's New World

A smooth expanse of ice, often enclosed and artificially prepared, for ice-skating or hockey.

Webster's New World

A similar area, often having artificial grass, used for indoor soccer and other sports.

American Heritage

A part of a bowling green of a suitable size for a match.

Webster's New World

A smooth floor, usually of wood and enclosed, for roller-skating.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Rink

Singular:

rink

Plural:

rinks

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero"), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man"), from Proto-Germanic *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.

From Wiktionary
From Middle English rink, rynk, variation of Middle English ring (“ring"). Compare Low German rink (“ring, circle"), Middle High German rinc (“a ring, circle").

From Wiktionary
Middle English renk racecourse possibly from Old French renc line of Germanic origin sker-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition