park has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,geography,transportation
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[ noun ] (geography) a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

Synonyms

parkland

Examples

"there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"

Used in print

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

For site planning work , it is best to have a qualified and experienced park planner to carry_through the study .

Naturally , a park site with scenic views , a good lake , trees , and sand_dunes , will attract more people than a nearby area with only trees and dunes .

One of the most desirable features for a park are beautiful views or scenery .

Most park planners look_to water frontage for basic park areas .

Most park planners look_to water frontage for basic park areas .

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[ verb ] place temporarily

Examples

"park the car in the yard" "park the children with the in-laws" "park your bag in this locker"

Used in print

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

But even before he started across the oiled road to his Plymouth , parked in the lot under the cypress_trees across from the station , he knew that he was n't going_home .

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

Four cars were parked at the curb , and two of them were police radio cars .

Related terms

situate put

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[ noun ] (geography) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

Synonyms

common green commons

Examples

"they went for a walk in the park"

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

What did it matter_to him that the park at the foot of Ash_Road stretched beneath elevated trains that roared from the stucco station into the city 's center at half-hour intervals ?

He would not be like the `` rich Americans '' who lived in white columned houses on the other side of the park .

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

But this is a public park and it 's a city ordinance that the statues cannot be crawled on '' .

`` We go_to the park with this nice lady '' , one of them said .

`` Tell me - what do you do at the park '' ? he asked .

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[ verb ] (transportation) maneuver a vehicle into a parking space

Examples

"Park the car in front of the library" "Can you park right here?"

Used in print

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

She 'd driven_around for_a_while , Joyce said , then , thinking Louis_Thor would have calmed_down by that time , she 'd gone_back to his home on Bryn_Mawr_Drive , parked in_front , and walked toward the pool .

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[ noun ] (baseball,sport) a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)

Synonyms

ballpark

Examples

"take me out to the ballpark"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

The Giants who had been anemic with the bat in their windy Candlestick_Park suddenly found the formula in Milwaukee 's park .

(The New York Times,...)

Nine of the league 's teams play in baseball parks and therefore face an early season conflict in dates .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 461
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[ noun ] (geography) a lot where cars are parked

Related terms

lot used-car_lot

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[ noun ] (geography) Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)

Synonyms

mungo_park

Related terms

explorer

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[ noun ] a gear position that acts as a parking brake

Examples

"the put the car in park and got out"

Related terms

gear

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