n. 1 an area of natural or artificial ice for skating or the game of curling etc. 2 an enclosed area for roller-skating. 3 a building containing either of these. 4 Bowls a strip of the green used for playing a match. 5 a team in bowls or curling.
[ ME (orig. Sc.), = jousting-ground: perh. orig. f. OF renc RANK(1) ]