What is the meaning of Skate?

  • (n.) A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, -- made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice.
  • (n.) Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus Raia, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin is more or less spinose.
  • (v.i.) To move on skates.
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APAWebster's. (2011). skate. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/skate/definitions/2062512
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "skate" http://smartdefine.org/skate/definitions/2062512 (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, skate, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/skate/definitions/2062512>.
MLAWebster's. "skate" 28 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/skate/definitions/2062512>
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