roller skate

noun

: a shoe with a set of wheels attached for skating over a flat surface
also : a metal frame with wheels attached that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe
roller-skate intransitive verb
roller skater noun

Examples of roller skate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The cost covers skate rentals, but patrons can use their own roller skates for a $3 discount. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024 Put on your roller skates, go to a funny musical, add to your coin collection, have a night of laughs, attend a parade or listen to to the music of a rising country music star. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024 But as the group connected with other skate-centric communities, including the inline and roller skate group the Skate Hunnies, its size and network began to grow. Stephen Krcmar, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 Give the would-be delivery people all Schwinn bikes or roller skates. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roller skate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roller skate was in 1860

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Cite this Entry

“Roller skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roller%20skate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

roller skate

noun
: a skate that goes on wheels instead of a runner
roller-skate verb

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