Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a machine that resurfaces the ice in an ice rink.
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- noun An
ice resurfacingmachine used to groom skating rinks, especially for professional use.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trademark for a machine that smooths the ice in an ice-skating rink
Etymologies
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Examples
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For Canadians, the Zamboni is a never-ending source of amusement and amazement.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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How our child remembered the word "Zamboni" is totally beyond us.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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How our child remembered the word "Zamboni" is totally beyond us.
Toddler Hockey 2006
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A Zamboni is that huge tank-like thing they drive around to even out the ice during halftime at a hockey game.
Going viral: Actor Gordon Pinsent reads Justin Bieber's memoir Liz Kelly 2010
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"I just heard the word Zamboni last month," adds Ssembeguya, 35.
Thestar.com - Home Page Katie Daubs 2011
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"Zamboni" - but she was hockey mad from the first time she was able to stand on skates and hold a stick at the same time.
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A Zamboni is a rideable machine that resurfaces the ice on a skating rink, smoothing out the grooves made by skaters.
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The federal government says it is ready to accept proposals for clinical trials of a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment known as the Zamboni procedure.
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The federal government says it is ready to accept proposals for clinical trials of a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment known as the Zamboni procedure.
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The federal government says it is ready to accept proposals for clinical trials of a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment known as the Zamboni procedure.
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