roller skate

noun

: a shoe with a set of wheels attached for skating over a flat surface

also : a metal frame with wheels attached that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe

roller-skate

ˈrō-lər-ˌskāt

intransitive verb

roller skater noun

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During this time, the vivacious actress go-go danced on such hit music series as Shindig! and Hullabaloo and played a stumbling Statue of Liberty on roller skates in a 1970 summer show at Disneyland. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024 And those recreational boards have come a long way since kids in the 1940s attached roller skate wheels to wooden planks or boxes to scoot around town. —

Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024 True, 6, modeled her colorful pajamas covered in roller skates and stars while carrying her teddy bear Zippy. Dream, meanwhile, walked the imaginary runway with a silver Prada purse. —

Marina Watts, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 What better way to get kids moving than with a pair of fancy roller skates or a Razor Junior scooter, up to 54% off? —

Laura Lu, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roller skate