ice skate

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noun
  1. a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating on ice.

Origin of ice skate

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

Other definitions for ice-skate (2 of 2)

ice-skate
[ ahys-skeyt ]

verb (used without object),ice-skat·ed, ice-skat·ing.
  1. to skate on ice.

Origin of ice-skate

2
First recorded in 1945–50; v. use of ice skate

Other words from ice-skate

  • ice skater, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ice skate

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

verbice-skate
  1. (intr) to glide swiftly over ice on ice skates

Derived forms of ice skate

  • ice-skater, noun

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