skating

skating
I
Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice.

II
(as used in expressions)
roller skating

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sport
      sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or other surfaces. See figure skating; ice hockey; roller-skating; speed skating.

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