ringette
ringette noun: a team sport played on ice on skates and primarily by women, the players using sticks to control a rubber ring and attempting to score goals by landing it in the opponents' net.
Noun
ringette (uncountable)
- A team sport played on ice on skates and primarily by women, the players using sticks to control a rubber ring and attempting to score goals by landing it in the opponents' net.
- Sam Jacks, the inventor of ringette and floor hockey, and Robert Steadward, whose efforts spearheaded the growth of Paralympic sports, are being inducted in the builder category.2007 May 9, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times
Origin of ringette
From ring + -ette.
Words formed from ringette
- floor ringette
- gym ringette
- inline ringette
- quad ringette
- road ringette
- roller ringette
- street ringette
Questions about ringette
- What does ringette mean?
- Ringette means a team sport played on ice on skates and primarily by women, the players using sticks to control a rubber ring and attempting to score goals by landing it in the opponents' net.
- What part of speech is ringette?
- Ringette is a noun.
Words near ringette in the dictionary
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