What (who) is park - definition
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Park (surname); PARK; Park (ward); Park (name); Park (film)
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![A well-lit path in Delhi's [[Garden of Five Senses]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Example of night photography at The Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi.JPG?width=200 "A well-lit path in Delhi's [[Garden of Five Senses]]")
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![[[Yoyogi Park]] is a large urban park in [[Tokyo]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yoyogi Park from Hyatt.jpg?width=200 "[[Yoyogi Park]] is a large urban park in [[Tokyo]].")
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PERMANENTLY DEDICATED RECREATION AREA, OFTEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND GENERALLY CHARACTERIZED BY NATURAL, HISTORIC, OR LANDSCAPE FEATURES
Parks; County park; Recreation ground; Public Park; The kingling-park; Public parks; Public reserve; Private park; Tree park; Geological park
¦ noun
1. a large public garden in a town, used for recreation.
2. a large enclosed area, typically with woodland and pasture, attached to a country house.
3. an area devoted to a specified purpose: a wildlife park.
4. an area in which vehicles may be parked: a coach park.
¦ verb
1. bring (a vehicle) to a halt and leave it temporarily, typically in a car park or by the side of the road.
2. informal deposit and leave in a convenient place until required: park your bag by the door.
3. (park oneself) informal sit down.
Origin
ME: from OFr. parc, from med. L. parricus, of Gmc origin; related to paddock.
park
PERMANENTLY DEDICATED RECREATION AREA, OFTEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND GENERALLY CHARACTERIZED BY NATURAL, HISTORIC, OR LANDSCAPE FEATURES
Parks; County park; Recreation ground; Public Park; The kingling-park; Public parks; Public reserve; Private park; Tree park; Geological park
(parks, parking, parked)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A park is a public area of land with grass and trees, usually in a town, where people go in order to relax and enjoy themselves.
...Regent's Park...
They stopped and sat on a park bench.
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2.
When you park a vehicle or park somewhere, you drive the vehicle into a position where it can stay for a period of time, and leave it there.
Greenfield turned into the next side street and parked...
He found a place to park the car...
Ben parked across the street.
...rows of parked cars.
VERB: V, V n, V prep/adv, V-ed
see also double-park
3.
You can refer to a place where a particular activity is carried out as a park.
...a science and technology park.
...a business park.
N-COUNT: supp N
4.
A private area of grass and trees around a large country house is referred to as a park. (BRIT)
...a 19th century manor house in six acres of park and woodland.
N-VAR
5.
Park
PERMANENTLY DEDICATED RECREATION AREA, OFTEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND GENERALLY CHARACTERIZED BY NATURAL, HISTORIC, OR LANDSCAPE FEATURES
Parks; County park; Recreation ground; Public Park; The kingling-park; Public parks; Public reserve; Private park; Tree park; Geological park
·vt To inclose in a park, or as in a park.
II. Park ·noun A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
III. Park ·add. ·vt In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
IV. Park ·vt To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, ·etc.
V. Park ·add. ·vi To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive.
VI. Park ·add. ·noun Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.
VII. Park ·add. ·vt To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, ·etc.
VIII. Park ·noun A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.
IX. Park ·noun A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.
X. Park ·noun A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
XI. Park ·noun A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, ·etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
Wikipedia
Park (disambiguation)
A park is an area of land with a recreational or other specific purpose.
Park or Parks may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for park
1. Park, Duane Park.
High Line _ Joshua David, Robert Hammond _ Talks at Google
2. park.
The Price of Civilization _ Jeffrey Sachs _ Talks at Google
3. Park.
The Opportunity Equation _ Eric Schwarz _ Talks at Google
4. Park.
The Imitation Game _ Alan Turing _ Talks at Google
5. park.
Mabel Gray _ James Rigato _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of park
1. Local bands and folkloric groups will perform at Safa Park, Mushrif Park, Creek Park and Al Mamzar Park daily from 4.30pm to 8pm.
2. Chicago Park District, for the development of DuSable Park: $3,000,000.
3. Liverpool‘s Sefton Park and Newcastle‘s Leazes Park are precious lungs.
4. Park will be policed by Syrian park service personnel.
5. Petersburg‘s Noidorf industrial park and Novo–Orlovsky park.