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hockey skate

American  

noun

  1. a tubular ice skate having a shorter blade than a racing skate and often having a reinforced shoe for protection.


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"I went from figure skating to learning how to skate in hockey skates," she says.

From BBC

Protected him, too, though her thrifty purchase of white hockey skates instead of the standard black wasn’t a hit.

From Los Angeles Times

He laced up an old pair of hockey skates and cruised around his Wallingford neighborhood for a few hours.

From Seattle Times

Daredevils in hockey skates raced between couples canoodling in French and English.

From Washington Post

Full hockey gear includes hockey gloves, hockey skates, hockey pants, a helmet with a full face guard, and pads to protect your elbows, shins and shoulders.

From Seattle Times