ice-skate

1 of 2

verb

ice-skated; ice-skating; ice-skates

intransitive verb

: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2

noun

: a shoe with a metal runner attached for ice-skating

Examples of ice-skate in a Sentence

Noun a pair of ice skates
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Verb
Thompson’s Point Perched on the Fore River, Thompson’s Point hosts a music series in the summer before transforming into an ice-skating rink throughout the long winter. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025 On the bigger ships expect water parks, ropes courses, rock-climbing walls, multiple pools, theaters, ice-skating rinks, surf simulators, a zipline and character parades. Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
Plus there are technicians on hand to restring racquets, lace baseball gloves and sharpen ice skates. Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 And there's plenty to do in Boston in the winter, too — visitors can ice skate on Frog Pond, visit the Snowsport Winter Village, and even dine in an igloo on the rooftop of The Envoy Hotel. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice-skate 

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-skate was in 1786

Dictionary Entries Near ice-skate

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ice-skate

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Cite this Entry

“Ice-skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-skate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-skate

1 of 2 verb
ˈī(s)-ˌskāt
: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2 noun
: a shoe with a usually metal blade attached to the sole for ice-skating

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