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noun
a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating on ice.
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Origin of ice skate
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby ice skate
ice-scoured, ice screw, ice sheet, ice shelf, ice show, ice skate, ice station, ice storm, ice tongs, ice tongue, ice-up
Other definitions for ice skate (2 of 2)
ice-skate
[ ahys-skeyt ]
/ ˈaɪsˌskeɪt /
verb (used without object), ice-skat·ed, ice-skat·ing.
to skate on ice.
Origin of ice-skate
First recorded in 1945–50; v. use of ice skate
OTHER WORDS FROM ice-skate
ice skater, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use ice skate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for ice skate
ice skate
noun
a boot having a steel blade fitted to the sole to enable the wearer to glide swiftly over ice
the steel blade on such a boot or shoe
verb ice-skate
(intr) to glide swiftly over ice on ice skates
Derived forms of ice skate
ice-skater, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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