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roller skate
1noun
a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
roller-skate
2[roh-ler-skeyt]
verb (used without object)
to glide about by means of roller skates.
roller skate
noun
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
verb
(intr) to move on roller skates
Other Word Forms
- roller skater noun
- rollerskater noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of roller skate1
Origin of roller skate2
Example Sentences
In her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, hiking, roller skating and thrifting.
It’s just something within our culture of Black natives, especially pre-Internet, simpler times, when roller skating was such a thing.
At the O2, that pain seemed a distant memory, as he careened around the U-shaped stage on roller skates, pulling off a flawless moonwalk, and even freeze-framing in a handstand.
Domi and I pushed their stroller down the Venice Beach Boardwalk, stopping to listen to Harry Perry and watch a man on roller skates juggling while wearing a Speedo.
A few are on roller skates, scooters and bicycles.
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