skating rink vs edifice

skating rink and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skating rink	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edifice is a hypernym of skating rink; that is, edifice is a word with a broader meaning than skating rink:

skating rink: building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of skating rink include building.

skating rink (noun)	edifice (noun)
building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place