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 intransitive verb
roller skater noun

Examples of roller skate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But as the group connected with other skate-centric communities, including the inline and roller skate group the Skate Hunnies, its size and network began to grow. Stephen Krcmar, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 Give the would-be delivery people all Schwinn bikes or roller skates. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024 Later in the clip, the actor dramatically laid down on a gurney and spun in a wheelchair guided by Borelli on roller skates. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 Spring Break Skate Bring your own or rent roller skates for a fun time at the Spring Break Skate at 1 Hopkins Plaza this month. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roller skate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roller skate was in 1860

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Cite this Entry

“Roller skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roller%20skate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

roller skate

noun
: a skate that goes on wheels instead of a runner
roller-skate verb

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