speedskate
English
Etymology
speed + skate
Noun
speedskate (plural speedskates)
- (sports, speedskating) A type of ice skate used in speedskating, with a long blade attached to the sole of the boot via two pillars, at the heel and ball of the foot.
Derived terms
- clap skate
Related terms
- rollerskate
- figure skate
- hockey skate
- inline skate
- speedskater
Verb
speedskate (third-person singular simple present speedskates, present participle speedskating, simple past and past participle speedskated)
- To skate on speedskates.
See also
- rollerblade
- rollerski