park
♦♦ park /p'ɑːrk/ (parks parking parked)
1 [N-COUNT]
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.
2 [VERB] V, V n, V prep/adv, V-ed
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.
see also double-park
3 [N-COUNT] supp N
You can refer to a place where a particular activity is carried out as a park.
...a science and technology park.
...a business park.
4 [N-VAR]
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.
5
see also parked, amusement park, car park, car park, national park, safari park, theme parkamuse|ment park (amusement parks)
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An amusement park is the same as a funfair. (mainly AM)car park (car parks)
also carpark
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A car park is an area or building where people can leave their cars. (BRIT; in AM, use parking lot)game park (game parks)
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A game park is a large area of land, especially in Africa, where wild animals can live safely.
= game reservein|dus|trial park (industrial parks)
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An industrial park is the same as an industrial estate. (AM)na|tion|al park (national parks)
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A national park is a large area of land which is protected by the government because of its natural beauty, plants, or animals, and which the public can usually visit.
...the Masai Mara game reserve and Amboseli national park.play park (play parks)
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A play park is a children's playground.re|tail park (retail parks)
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A retail park is a large specially built area, usually at the edge of a town or city, where there are a lot of large shops and sometimes other facilities such as cinemas and restaurants.sa|fa|ri park (safari parks)
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A safari park is a large enclosed area of land where wild animals, such as lions and elephants, live freely. People can pay to drive through the park and look at the animals. (BRIT)sci|ence park (science parks)
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A science park is an area, usually linked to a university, where there are a lot of private companies, especially ones concerned with high technology. (BRIT)theme park (theme parks)
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A theme park is a large outdoor area where people pay to go to enjoy themselves. All the different activities in a theme park are usually based on a particular idea or theme.trail|er park (trailer parks)
also trailer court
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A trailer park is an area where people can pay to park their trailers and live in them. (AM; in BRIT, use caravan site)
1 [N-COUNT]
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.
2 [VERB] V, V n, V prep/adv, V-ed
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.
see also double-park
3 [N-COUNT] supp N
You can refer to a place where a particular activity is carried out as a park.
...a science and technology park.
...a business park.
4 [N-VAR]
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.
5
see also parked, amusement park, car park, car park, national park, safari park, theme parkamuse|ment park (amusement parks)
[N-COUNT]
An amusement park is the same as a funfair. (mainly AM)car park (car parks)
also carpark
[N-COUNT]
A car park is an area or building where people can leave their cars. (BRIT; in AM, use parking lot)game park (game parks)
[N-COUNT]
A game park is a large area of land, especially in Africa, where wild animals can live safely.
= game reservein|dus|trial park (industrial parks)
[N-COUNT]
An industrial park is the same as an industrial estate. (AM)na|tion|al park (national parks)
[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES] oft in names after n
A national park is a large area of land which is protected by the government because of its natural beauty, plants, or animals, and which the public can usually visit.
...the Masai Mara game reserve and Amboseli national park.play park (play parks)
[N-COUNT]
A play park is a children's playground.re|tail park (retail parks)
[N-COUNT]
A retail park is a large specially built area, usually at the edge of a town or city, where there are a lot of large shops and sometimes other facilities such as cinemas and restaurants.sa|fa|ri park (safari parks)
[N-COUNT]
A safari park is a large enclosed area of land where wild animals, such as lions and elephants, live freely. People can pay to drive through the park and look at the animals. (BRIT)sci|ence park (science parks)
[N-COUNT]
A science park is an area, usually linked to a university, where there are a lot of private companies, especially ones concerned with high technology. (BRIT)theme park (theme parks)
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A theme park is a large outdoor area where people pay to go to enjoy themselves. All the different activities in a theme park are usually based on a particular idea or theme.trail|er park (trailer parks)
also trailer court
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A trailer park is an area where people can pay to park their trailers and live in them. (AM; in BRIT, use caravan site)