water park

noun

: an amusement park with facilities (such as pools and wetted slides) for aquatic recreation

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Plus, guests of any Disney resort get free water park admission on their check-in day. — Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025 Plus, many of them are all-inclusive, so there's no extra charge for the water park fun. — Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Best of all, access to the water park is included with standard admission (prices start at $74 per person for a day pass). — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025 The Schwab family reached a nearly $20 million civil settlement with the water park and a judge dismissed criminal charges against the park’s designers and operators. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water park

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of water park was in 1982

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water park

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: an amusement park with pools and wetted slides for recreation
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