A skate's a kind of fish belonging to the family Rajidae. Skate may also refer to: Skating, a term for several athletic activities and their equipment: Skateboard Skate, one of the units of gear making up a setline, especially in Pacific coast fisheries, consisting of several hundred fathoms of groundline with gangions and hooks attached "Skate", code name for the Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II. Skate-skiing, a cross-country skiing technique. skate. (video game), developed by Elect… (More on Skates)