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Definition of rollerblade

rollerblade

/ˈroʊlərˌbleɪd/
roll · er · blade
Plural:rollerblades
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Past Simple:rollerbladed
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Past Participle:rollerbladed
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Present Participle:rollerblading
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rollerblade Lexical Profile

rollerblade Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A type of roller skate in which the wheels are mounted in a single straight line along the sole of the boot, resembling the blade of an ice skate.

Example

"She strapped on her rollerblades and glided smoothly along the paved park trail."

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• verb

1

To skate or travel on inline skates.

Example

"During the summer months, they often rollerblade along the beachfront boardwalk for exercise."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Although originally a registered trademark (Rollerblade), the word is widely used in lowercase in everyday speech and writing as a generic noun and verb for any brand of inline skates.

• Nearby Words

rollcall
roller
rollerball
rollerblade
rollerblader
rollerblading
rollercoaster

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 1980s as the trademark name Rollerblade by American brothers Scott and Brennan Olson, who popularized modern inline skates as off-season training equipment for ice hockey players.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rollerblade. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rollerblade
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