Definition of Roller skating

1. Noun. Skating on wheels.

Generic synonyms: Skating
Specialized synonyms: Rollerblading

Definition of Roller skating

1. Noun. Skating on roller skates ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roller Skating

roller boot
roller coaster
roller coasters
roller derbies
roller disco
roller discos
roller docker
roller dockers
roller football
roller hockey
roller rink
roller rinks
roller shoe
roller skate
roller skates
roller skating (current term)
roller towel
roller towels
rollerball
rollerblade
rollerbladed
rollerblader
rollerbladers
rollerblades
rollerblading
rollerboard
rollerboards
rollercoasters

Literary usage of Roller skating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sportby C. M. van Stockum by C. M. van Stockum (1911)
"8021 Full instructions in the art оГ roller-skating, with diagrams, royl. 16°. 1910. swd. ... Roller-skating for novice and expert, cr. 8°. 1909. Is. net. ..."

2. The Bibliographer (1884)
"WORKS RELATING TO ROLLER- SKATING. Busby (Thomas). Concert-room and Orchestra Anecdotes of Music ... roller skating Rink opened in Paris, i8th Nov. 1875. ..."

3. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1886)
"ROLLER-SKATING FOR GIRLS. DR. HILL has givan considerable study to the subject of roller-skating, and after the utmost care in his observations he has found ..."

4. The New York Times Current History (1916)
"roller skating LG—Please give me some data on roller skating. ... About 1864 the craze for roller skating made its first appearance in England; ..."

5. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"roller skating LG—Please give me some data on roller skating. ... About 1864 the craze for roller skating made its first appearance in England; ..."

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