roller skate

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noun
  1. 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

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Other definitions for roller-skate (2 of 2)

roller-skate

or roll·er·skate

[ roh-ler-skeyt ]

verb (used without object),roll·er-skat·ed, roll·er-skat·ing.
  1. to glide about by means of roller skates.

Origin of roller-skate

2
First recorded in 1870–75; v. use of roller skate

Other words from roller-skate

  • roller skater, noun
  • roll·er·skat·er, noun

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How to use roller skate in a sentence

  • Roller skating and hoop rolling, as well as sledding, are all valuable recreations.

    The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler
  • Inside the great room, at a desk almost large enough for a roller skating rink, Andrei Broncov appeared to be studying a document.

    Satan and the Comrades | Ralph Bennitt
  • Somebody devises a new form of skate roller that makes roller-skating a good sport.

    A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. Bostwick
  • Roller-skating had become the fashion in England, and three or four of us became anxious to introduce it into Ireland.

  • Roller skating would be good exercise for Dormy, he said, and even for Nat, who would be joining us before long for his holidays.

    Uncanny Tales | Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for roller skate

roller skate

noun
  1. a boot or shoe with four small wheels attached that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface

  2. a device having clamps or straps for attaching such wheels to a boot or shoe

verbroller-skate
  1. (intr) to move on roller skates

Derived forms of roller skate

  • roller skater, noun

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