roller skate
a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
Origin of roller skate
1Words Nearby roller skate
Other definitions for roller-skate (2 of 2)
or roll·er·skate
to glide about by means of roller skates.
Origin of roller-skate
2Other words from roller-skate
- roller skater, noun
- roll·er·skat·er, noun
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How to use roller skate in a sentence
Six weeks ago, in an effort to play catch-up to the hugely popular TikTok, Instagram introduced Reels, a service for posting video clips of people dancing on roller skates and making homemade Hot Pockets.
Instagram’s would-be TikTok killer, Reels, struggles to gain traction | Danielle Abril | September 22, 2020 | FortuneThe one shown was pivoted to a roller-skate wheel which in turn was fastened to a metal standard.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousI dare say the colored people here would find it as hard to roller skate as you would to carry a heavy load on your head.
The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea | Laura Lee HopeGeraldine, dressed in her brother's clothes, was kneeling on one knee and hastily strapping on a single roller-skate.
The Danger Mark | Robert W. ChambersThe fitter was an implement about like a roller skate, with movable wings on the sides and a movable plunger in front of the toes.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict Crowell
I am led to believe that the roller skate is certainly a great civilizer and a wonderful leveler of mankind.
Remarks | Bill Nye
British Dictionary definitions for roller skate
a boot or shoe with four small wheels attached that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface
a device having clamps or straps for attaching such wheels to a boot or shoe
(intr) to move on roller skates
Derived forms of roller skate
- roller skater, noun
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