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.
Etymology: ME (orig. Sc.), jousting-ground: perh. orig. f. OF renc RANK(1)