Definition of "rink" []

• An area surfaced with smooth ice for skating, hockey, or curling. (noun)
• A smooth floor suited for roller-skating. (noun)
• A building that houses a surface prepared for skating. (noun)
• A section of a bowling green large enough for holding a match. (noun)
• A team of players in quoits, bowling, or curling. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "While many Meadowvale residents are in bed at about 11 p.m. most nights, one man is busy tending to what he calls the rink of dreams."
• "The Olympic rink is 10 ft. longer and 13 ft. wider than the NHL rink, which apparently affects defensive schemes and the general flow of the game. sigfraud says:"
• "An NHL rink is 85 feet by 200 feet — a decidedly small place for 10 skaters (an international rink is slightly larger)."