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
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
An Easy-to-Assemble Kit Four winters ago, when her sons were playing ice hockey, Jenn Rogers and her family built an ice-skating rink in the backyard of their home in Braintree, just outside Boston. Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024 The ship includes six waterslides, seven swimming pools, an ice-skating rink, a theater and more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges. CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024 There were other competitive activities meant for winter, such as an ice-skating race, plus indoor social events, as well. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024 Nestled between an indoor ice-skating rink and a Home Depot distribution center is the headquarters of National Amusements, Inc., a movie theater operator with 22 cinemas in the U.S., almost all in the New York to Boston corridor. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023 Across from the San Diego Museum of Art, kids giggled and struggled to stay upright at a new December Nights attraction — a synthetic ice-skating rink constructed in partnership with the city, the Fleet Science Center and San Diego Community Power. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023 Ice Haus Indoor Arena Swap your skis for skates at this NHL-sized ice-skating arena at the base of the resort. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023 And the whole family can enjoy award-winning entertainment such as Winter Wonderland on Ice, a spectacular ice-skating extravaganza. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023 His settings are pulled from children’s fables—an old-fashioned schoolhouse, an ice-skating rink, a pine forest filled with fake snow—often with a discomfiting twist. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Noun
Spider-Man is on ice skates shooting a web from the sleeve of his holiday sweater, and Okoye comes bearing an enormous ice cube for topping a Lego Christmas tree. Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2023 The official Cincinnati Parks board rules state visitors cannot ice skate without the board's permission. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024 In one video, Simpson Ross and her son Bronx, 15, attempt to ice skate together. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023 Check out a talk on the Christmas story in art at the National Gallery or glide around a giant outdoor menorah on ice skates. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023 Wyatt has starred in several TV shows and films since hanging up his ice skates and landed a lead role in the 2023 Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters alongside his famous dad. Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024 The singer's family was seen eating some snow, getting ready to get on the chair lift, dining at a restaurant and learning to ice skate. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023 In the winter, guests can ski, tube, and ice skate. Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023 Catch The Parade Most of the seasonal crowd travels via ice skates or walking shoes, but a certain very special guest has a showier mode of transportation. Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023

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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

ice skate

ice-skate

ice sky

Cite this Entry

“Ice-skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-skate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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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