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 skater
noun
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Wrist hyperextension: Using the palms of your hands to reduce impact after falling backwards on roller skates or slipping on the ice can bend the wrist back forcefully, causing the wrist joint to hyperextend beyond its innocuous range of motion.
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
The event is always free, and participants can show up anywhere along the route to walk, jog, bike, roller skate, skateboard or simply people-watch from a comfy stoop.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Murray had the Jets’ defense on roller skates all day long and looked unprepared from the start despite the time off.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
Stops along the way include the restaurant where promoter Leo A. Seltzer drew up the plan for the sport of roller derby, the former homes of defunct roller rinks, roller skate factories and the Montgomery Ward mail-order warehouse where employees traversed the large space wearing skates.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
The event is always free, and participants can show up anywhere along the route to walk, jog, bike, roller skate, skateboard or simply people-watch from a comfy stoop.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Murray had the Jets’ defense on roller skates all day long and looked unprepared from the start despite the time off.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
Stops along the way include the restaurant where promoter Leo A. Seltzer drew up the plan for the sport of roller derby, the former homes of defunct roller rinks, roller skate factories and the Montgomery Ward mail-order warehouse where employees traversed the large space wearing skates.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Roller skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roller%20skate. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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