What does park mean?
Definitions for park
pɑrkpark
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word park.
Princeton's WordNet
park, parklandnoun
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
"there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"
park, commons, common, greennoun
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
"they went for a walk in the park"
ballpark, parknoun
a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
"take me out to the ballpark"
Park, Mungo Parknoun
Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
parking lot, car park, park, parking areanoun
a lot where cars are parked
parkverb
a gear position that acts as a parking brake
"the put the car in park and got out"
parkverb
place temporarily
"park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
parkverb
maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
"Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
GCIDE
Parknoun
A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.
Parkverb
To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; -- typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle. a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in it is said to be standing. parallel-park
Wiktionary
parknoun
A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
parknoun
A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation
Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York
parknoun
A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together.
a park of wagons, a park of artillery
parknoun
An inventory of materiél.
A country's tank park or artillery park
parknoun
A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
parknoun
An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
parknoun
A grassy basin surrounded by mountains.
parknoun
A pitch; the area on which a match is played.
parknoun
A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
parkverb
To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
You can park the car in front of the house.
parkverb
To defer (a matter) until a later date.
Let's park that until next week's meeting.
parkverb
To bring together in a park, or compact body.
parkverb
To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. uE000115995uE001 Shakespeare.
parkverb
To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.
He really parked that one.
parkverb
To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.
They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
parkverb
To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
parkverb
To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, specially while awaiting other opportunities.
We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
parkverb
To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
Parknoun
A English surname.
Parknoun
A river in central Connecticut
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PARKnoun
A piece of ground inclosed and stored with wild beasts of chase, which a man may have by prescription or the king’s grant. Manwood, in his forest-law, defines it thus: a park is a place for privilege for wild beasts of venery, and also for other wild beasts that are beasts of the forest and of the chase: and those wild beasts are to have a firm peace and protection there, so that no man may hurt or chase them within the park, without license of the owner: a park is of another nature, than either a chase or a warren; for a park must be inclosed, and may not lie open; if it does, it is a good cause of seizure into the king’s hands: and the owner cannot have action against such as hunt in his park, if it lies open. John Cowell
Etymology: pearruc , Sax. parc, Fr.
We have parks and inclosures of all sorts of beasts and birds, which we use not only for view or rareness, but likewise for dissections and trials. Francis Bacon.
To Parkverb
To inclose as in a park.
Etymology: from the noun.
How are we park’d, and bounded in a pale?
A little herd of England’s tim’rous deer,
Maz’d with a yelping kennel of French curs. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
Park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The largest parks can be vast natural areas of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers (or square miles), with abundant wildlife and natural features such as mountains and rivers. In many large parks, camping in tents is allowed with a permit. Many natural parks are protected by law, and users may have to follow restrictions (e.g. rules against open fires or bringing in glass bottles). Large national and sub-national parks are typically overseen by a park ranger. Large parks may have areas for canoeing and hiking in the warmer months and, in some northern hemisphere countries, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in colder months. There are also amusement parks that have live shows, fairground rides, refreshments, and games of chance or skill.
Webster Dictionary
Parknoun
a piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant
Parknoun
a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like
Parknoun
a piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York
Parknoun
a space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery
Parknoun
a partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown
Parkverb
to inclose in a park, or as in a park
Parkverb
to bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc
Etymology: [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. Paddock an inclosure, Parrock.]
Wikidata
Park
A park is an area of open space provided for recreational use. It can be in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and is set aside for human enjoyment or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas, but may also contain buildings and other artefacts such as play grounds. Many natural parks are protected by law.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Park
pärk, n. an enclosed piece of land for a special purpose, as for wild beasts: a grass field: a tract of land surrounding a mansion: a piece of ground enclosed for recreation: (mil.) a space in an encampment occupied by the artillery; hence, a collection of artillery, or stores in an encampment.—v.t. to enclose: to bring together in a body, as artillery.—n. Park′er, the keeper of a park. [A.S. pearroc, prob. modified by Fr. parc.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
park
A piece of ground (other than a battery) appointed for the ranging of guns or of ordnance stores.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
park
The space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontons, and materials of all kinds, whether of powder, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., of an army when brought together; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery; a park of provisions; engineer park, and the like.
park
To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, etc.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PARK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Park is ranked #289 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Park surname appeared 106,696 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 36 would have the surname Park.
72.9% or 77,867 total occurrences were Asian.
23.3% or 24,903 total occurrences were White.
1.7% or 1,857 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 1,067 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.7% or 843 total occurrences were Black.
0.1% or 171 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'park' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #989
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'park' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1002
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'park' in Nouns Frequency: #375
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'park' in Verbs Frequency: #745
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of park in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of park in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of park in a Sentence
A six-year-old playing unattended in a park for two hours is certainly outside of my comfort zone, as is the authorities not contacting Child Protective Services immediately to let Child Protective Services know Child Protective Services their children are safe.
We make anywhere work, we went to Chicago … with Roam, and we walked all around and did all the things in Chicago and she loved it. Most places have parks, so we always just squeeze in a park or something for her.
It is a very remote area, the trail is traveled quite a bit. But... There’s a lot of areas that you ca n’t see from the trail. And people do not normally walk through the wooded area of the park. Actually, it’s a miracle that her remains were found a year later because I ca n’t imagine many people walking down there and seeing it.
Today, instead of being removed from a landscape to make way for a public park, we are being invited back to our ancestral homelands to help repair them and plan for a resilient future.
There’s a revitalization going on here and it’s the perfect time for the National Park Service to join in.
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Translations for park
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- wildtuinAfrikaans
- بارك, حديقة, متنزه, وقّفArabic
- паркBelarusian
- паркBulgarian
- vedat, parc, parc naturalCatalan, Valencian
- park, zaparkovatCzech
- parkDanish
- Park, parkenGerman
- πάρκο, παρκάρωGreek
- parkoEsperanto
- parque, coto, estacionar, aparcarSpanish
- puiestik, parkEstonian
- parke, aparkatuBasque
- پارک, پارک کردنPersian
- puisto, pysäköidäFinnish
- jardin public, parc, stationner, garer, parquerFrench
- páircIrish
- pàircScottish Gaelic
- פרקHebrew
- बाग़Hindi
- park, parkíroz, parkolHungarian
- այգի, կայանելArmenian
- hortusInterlingua
- tamanIndonesian
- parkoIdo
- park, parkera, leggjaIcelandic
- parco, sostare, parcheggiareItalian
- 競技場, 公園, 駐車, 停まるJapanese
- პარკიGeorgian
- саябақKazakh
- ឧទ្យានKhmer
- 공원, 公園, 주차Korean
- ສວນສາທາ, ສວນLao
- parkasLithuanian
- parksLatvian
- паркMacedonian
- цэцэрлэгMongolian
- tamanMalay
- parkNorwegian
- park, parkerenDutch
- parkNorwegian Nynorsk
- park, zaparkować, parkowaćPolish
- parque, estacionarPortuguese
- parc, parcaRomanian
- парк, парковать, [[ставить]] [[на]] [[стоянка, парковатьсяRussian
- park, паркSerbo-Croatian
- parkSlovak
- parkSlovene
- parkAlbanian
- park, parkera, stannaSwedish
- mbuga, kuegeshaSwahili
- สวนสาธารณะ, จอดThai
- parkTurkish
- паркUkrainian
- باغUrdu
- công viên, đỗ, đậuVietnamese
- legadVolapük
- 公园Chinese
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