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rink
(redirected from roller rink)

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rink
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. Bowls a strip of the green, usually about 5--7 metres wide, on which a game is played
5. Curling 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

rink
1. A bounded space of ice, usually enclosed, for skating, curling, or ice hockey matches.
2. A bounded space, usually enclosed, with a smooth floor, of wood or asphalt, for roller skating.


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Nothing is more romantic than a skate around the outdoor rink during a frosty winter night or around the roller rink with the lights turned low.
I like to bowl, but I wouldn't do it at a roller rink.
The Roller Rink stayed on Westgate Street until 1919 when it was taken apart and re-erected on Mill Road, finally demolished in the early 20s.
 
 
 
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