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
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In Baltimore City, neighborhoods with predominantly Black residents have equal access to the same number of acres of parkland as neighborhoods with predominately white residents. Zoe Hiller, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025 This monument sits within 108 acres of wooded parkland that contains fossil specimens that represent the nation’s first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of Ice Age Columbian mammoths. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024 From this height, Tokyo's famous density makes more sense — 37 million people somehow fitting together, their movements divided by slim green wedges of parkland. Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024 Funding for the pier will come from a mixture of parkland dedication, a pool of money from fees paid by local developers, corporate sponsors and individual donors. Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for parkland 

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 18 Jan. 2025.

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