rink

«rink» in Mova's school dictionary: A large flat area of ice for skating or playing ice hockey — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rink, rinks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A large flat area of ice for skating or playing ice hockey. tree →

2) A smooth floor for roller skating. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and sports, children go ice skating at a rink in winter; safety: wear gloves (blades are sharp), a helmet for beginners, and learn how to fall and get up. In science, the ice on a rink is kept frozen by cold pipes beneath it, and its surface is smooth so there is little friction. Phrases: «ice rink», «skating rink», «roller rink».

examples

• We went ice skating at the rink. tree →
• The ice hockey team practises at the rink. tree →
• Hold on to the side of the rink until you can balance. tree →
• The roller rink had music and coloured lights. tree →
• Machines make the ice on the rink smooth again. tree →
• Gloves protect your hands if you fall on the rink. tree →
• In the city, they build a rink in the park every winter. tree →
• There is very little friction on an ice rink. tree →

note

Countable. A frozen pond or lake is not a safe rink: never walk on natural ice unless adults say it is safe.

In the corpora

• You skate only on ice checked by adults or on a marked rink; the ice must be at least 10 cm thick.
• Skate at a rink: never step onto a frozen pond or lake.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rink» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.