figure skate

noun

: a special skate that is used for figure skating

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The five other jumps take off backward and can be launched from the figure skate blade’s distinctive toe pick or from either of its two edges. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026 The Park District offers its own figure skate rentals and is adding hockey skate rental options as part of the upgrades. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026 Beginners should gravitate toward a figure skate, since the longer blade is better for stability. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026 In the summer, strolling and biking along the four reservoirs completely reset my nervous system; in the winter, the water becomes a frozen playground where people of all ages build snowmen and figure skate to their heart’s content. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for figure skate

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“Figure skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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