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 skater
noun
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The capsule highlights a fusion of the brand’s classic appeal and Roach’s avant-garde style which is also a nod to 1970s roller skate culture.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
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
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
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
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“Roller skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roller%20skate. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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