ice skate

¹

noun

1. a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating skate on ice.
2. skate ¹( def 3 ).

ice-skate

²

[ ahys-skeyt ]

verb (used without object)

, ice-skat·ed, ice-skat·ing.

1. to skate on ice.

ice skate

noun

1. a boot having a steel blade fitted to the sole to enable the wearer to glide swiftly over ice
2. the steel blade on such a boot or shoe

verb

1. intr to glide swiftly over ice on ice skates

Derived Forms

• ˈice-ˌskater, noun

Other Words From

• ice skater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ice skate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of ice skate²

First recorded in 1945–50; v. use of ice skate

Example Sentences

Our first real date was ice skating at Topanga Plaza, followed by dinner at Carl’s Jr. She was still easy to talk to, and still the love of my life.

From Los Angeles Times

It regularly hosts exhibitions, experiences and ice skating within its famous courtyard.

From BBC

I do think there’s a little bit of, he’s on ice skates a little bit more than he typically is.”

From Los Angeles Times

Somerset House regularly hosts exhibitions, experiences and ice skating within its famous courtyard.

From BBC

The phenomenon is believed to have been named by an aeronautical engineer who compared it to a traditional ice skating technique made popular in the Netherlands.

From New York Times

Related Words

• glide