resurfacer

Ice rink machine

A resurfacer is a machine or person that restores a surface to smooth condition.

The term appears most often for ice resurfacers—the vehicles that scrape and flood skating rinks between periods: The resurfacer circled the rink while players waited.

Road resurfacers lay fresh asphalt over worn pavement.

ice

Zamboni

Rink-smoothing vehicle

curling · flooding · shavings · blade · arena · frozen · pond · glide · ice · maintenance

pavement

asphalt

Petroleum-based paving material

concrete · overlay · bitumen · grading · compaction · driveway · tar · chipseal · subbase · gravel

restore

rejuvenate

Restore youthful vigor

refurbish · overhaul · regenerate · mend · fix · refresh · recondition · renovate · revamp · rehabilitate

refinishing

sand

Fine rock particles

  • buffAvid fan; also burnish
  • polishSmooth by rubbing
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty

floor · hardwood · veneer · lacquer · varnish · stain · wood · scratches · restoration · coating

Categories
Opposites
surface condition effect

resurfacerscarifier

Tool that loosens soil

abrader · scratcher · eroder · destroyer · texturizer

functional purpose

resurfacerdemolisher

One who destroys structures

stripper · breaker · wrecker · remover · excavator

Phrases
Family

resurface, resurfaced, resurfacing, resurfaces, resurfacers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G