- in-line skate
- noun Date: 1987 a roller skate whose wheels are set in-line for greater speed and maneuverability • in-line skater noun • in-line skating noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
in-line skate
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in-line skate — in′ line skate′ n. spo a roller skate with typically four hard rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate • Etymology: 1985–90 in′ line skat′er, n. in′ line skat′ing, n … From formal English to slang
in-line skate — [in′līn΄] n. a kind of roller skate having wheels arranged in a line like a blade from toe to heel in line skating n … English World dictionary
in-line skate — ► NOUN ▪ a type of roller skate in which the wheels are fixed in a single line along the sole … English terms dictionary
in-line skate — n a special boot for roller skating with a single row of wheels attached under it = ↑Rollerblade … Dictionary of contemporary English
in-line skate — in line skater. in line skating. /in luyn / a roller skate with typically four hard rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate. [1985 90] * * * … Universalium
in-line skate — noun a type of roller skate in which the wheels are fixed in a single line along the sole. Derivatives in line skater noun in line skating noun … English new terms dictionary
in-line skate — noun A rollerblade: a roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole for greater speed and maneuverability. See Also: in line skater, in line skating … Wiktionary
in-line skate — noun a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole • Hypernyms: ↑skate • Hyponyms: ↑Rollerblade … Useful english dictionary
skate — skate1 [skāt] n. [taken as sing. of earlier skates < Du schaats, a skate, stilt < NormFr escache < OFr eschace, stilt, crutch < Frank * skatja, stilt] 1. a) a bladelike metal runner mounted in a frame having clamps and straps for… … English World dictionary
skate — I. noun (plural skates; also skate) Etymology: Middle English scate, from Old Norse skata Date: 14th century any of a family (Rajidae, especially genus Raja) of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the fish a flat diamond shape II … New Collegiate Dictionary
