parknoun [ C ]
uk/pɑːk/us/pɑːrk/A1 a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it:
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose:
US an area of land for playing sports on
UK an area of land around a large house in the countryside
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- If the weather's nice we could have a picnic in the park.
- He's jogging round the park every morning in an effort to get fit for the football season.
- I let the dogs run free in the park.
- What I like about Cambridge is that there's so much open space - there are parks and commons everywhere.
- The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.
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Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- arrondissement
- backstreets
- barrio
- botanic garden
- concrete jungle
- council estate
- dormitory suburb
- estate
- exurb
- ghetto
- housing estate
- inner city
- precinct
- red-light district
- slum
- Speakers' Corner
- suburbia
- the outskirts
- town
- trading estate
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parkverb
uk/pɑːk/us/pɑːrk/A2 [ I or T ] to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, usually while you leave it:
[ T + adv/prep ] informal to put yourself or something in a particular place for a long time, often annoying other people:
[ T ] to not deal with something or answer a question immediately but leave it for a later time:
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- Cars were parked all along the road.
- I usually park at my friend's house.
- an illegally parked car
- She parked herself in front of the computer and started playing games.
- It's an offence to park on double yellow lines.
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On the road: parking
- bike rack
- block sth/sb in
- clamp
- cycle rack
- Denver boot
- double-park
- drive
- driveway
- garage
- multistorey
- P, p
- parallel parking
- park-and-ride
- parked
- parking
- parking garage
- parking meter
- parking policeman
- parking ticket
- wheel clamp
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