parkland

noun

park·​land ˈpärk-ˌland How to pronounce parkland (audio)
: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a park

Examples of parkland in a Sentence

an area of beautiful parkland
Recent Examples on the Web The Middle Mountain hikes do not enter the state parkland. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024 Also, the county is developing a plan to address bluff erosion on parkland along the Lake Michigan shore. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024 The fence was erected to separate the herd from private cattle ranches that lease parkland south of Tomales Point. Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 The event, showcasing hundreds of artists and patronized by hundreds of thousands of people, spans two main locations: the lush parkland of the Giardini, created by Napoleon, and the cluster of retired shipyards and armories known as the Arsenale. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024 Below is parkland and sports facilities, mostly, maintained by the Randall’s Island Park Alliance. John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024 Seattle has 6,480 acres of parkland, which accounts for 12.3 percent of its total area. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024 WalletHub also looked at the share of obese residents, share of adults who engage in physical activity, parkland acres per capita and quality of parks. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024 Nearly 40% of Belize is protected as parkland and nature preserves. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parkland was in 1727

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“Parkland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkland. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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