ice-hockey rink

Thân thiện

The players skate across the ice-hockey rink during a game.

Definition

Noun: A specifically designed and marked sheet of ice used for playing the sport of ice hockey. It features standard dimensions, specific boundary markings, and is enclosed by boards.

Usage

The term "ice-hockey rink" refers to the entire playing surface and its immediate surrounding structure for the sport of ice hockey. It is a compound noun where "ice-hockey" specifies the type of "rink."

Examples

• The team practiced their drills on the ice-hockey rink for two hours.
• The new community center features a full-size ice-hockey rink.
• Maintaining the smooth surface of an ice-hockey rink requires specialized equipment.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metonymically to refer to the location or venue where ice hockey is played.
  • His dream was to one day step onto a professional ice-hockey rink.

Variants and Related Words

• Rink (noun): A general term for a sheet of ice for skating or sports. An "ice-hockey rink" is a specific type of rink.
• Hockey rink (noun): A common shortened form, often understood to mean "ice-hockey rink" in regions where ice hockey is the primary form of hockey.
• Ice rink (noun): A broader term for any artificially frozen area for skating, which may or may not be configured for hockey.

Synonyms

• Hockey arena (though this often implies the entire building)
• Ice sheet (in a sporting context)

Related Phrases

• To hit the rink: An informal phrase meaning to go onto the ice-hockey rink to play or practice.
  • The players couldn't wait to hit the rink for the championship game.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an ice rink for playing ice hockey

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ice hockey rink