ice level

Rink-based game area

Ice level refers to seating in a hockey arena at the same height as the playing surface, offering the closest view of the action: We splurged on ice level tickets for the playoffs.

The term also appears in video games to describe stages set in frozen or snowy environments: The ice level in that platformer is notoriously difficult.

Related

frozen · arena · surface · puck · cold · sheet · stadium · slippery · frost · glacial · freeze · layer · thickness · floor · smooth · glide · figure skating · chill

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Opposites
arena vertical position

ice levelupper deck

Elevated seating level

nosebleed seats · upper level · rafters · press box · balcony

playing surface type

ice levelhardwood

Dense deciduous timber

turf · grass · court · field · field level

Family

ice, level, iced, ices, icier, iciest, icily, iciness, levels

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G