'Park' definitions:
Definition of 'park'
From: WordNet
noun
A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" [syn: park, parkland]
noun
A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: park, commons, common, green]
noun
A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" [syn: ballpark, park]
noun
Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) [syn: Park, Mungo Park]
noun
noun
A gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"
verb
Place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
verb
Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
Definition of 'Park'
From: GCIDE
- Park \Park\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parked; p. pr. & vb. n. Parking.]
- 1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park. [1913 Webster]
- How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. In oyster culture, to inclose in a park. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 4. 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.
- Note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in it is said to be standing. parallel-park [PJC]
- 5. To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual fund. [informal] [PJC]
Definition of 'Park'
From: GCIDE
- Park \Park\, v. i.
- 1. To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. To come to a stop [in a vehicle] off of the public road and leave the vehicle standing; -- typically the motor of a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a no-parking zone. [PJC] Parka
Definition of 'Park'
From: GCIDE
- Park \Park\ (p[aum]rk), n. [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.]
- 1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mil.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also parc.] [1913 Webster]
- 6. Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 7. 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. [PJC]
- Park of artillery. See under Artillery.
- Park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.
- industrial parka region located typically in a suburban or rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business use (as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes heavy industry), often having some parklike characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. The sponsoring agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial parks, an airport. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'park'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afforestation,
- ammo dump,
- anchor,
- arboretum,
- archives,
- arena,
- armory,
- arsenal,
- artificial turf,
- artillery park,
- Astroturf,
- atomic arsenal,
- bank,
- billet at,
- bird sanctuary,
- bivouac,
- boondocks,
- bowling green,
- burrow,
- bush,
- bushveld,
- camp,
- campo,
- chase,
- cincture,
- climax forest,
- close,
- cloud forest,
- colonize,
- come to anchor,
- common,
- commons,
- confine,
- container,
- coop,
- court,
- courtyard,
- curtilage,
- delimited field,
- dendrology,
- deposit,
- domesticate,
- drop anchor,
- dump,
- enclave,
- enclosure,
- ensconce,
- establish residence,
- estate,
- fairway,
- field,
- fold,
- forest,
- forest land,
- forest preserve,
- forestry,
- fringing forest,
- gallery forest,
- game reserve,
- garden,
- golf course,
- golf links,
- grass,
- grass veld,
- grassland,
- grassplot,
- grazing,
- green,
- greens,
- greensward,
- greenwood,
- greenyard,
- ground,
- grounds,
- gun park,
- hanger,
- haugh,
- haughland,
- hive,
- index forest,
- Indian reservation,
- inhabit,
- jungle,
- jungles,
- keep house,
- lawn,
- lay,
- lea,
- leave,
- library,
- list,
- live at,
- llano,
- locate,
- magazine,
- mead,
- meadow,
- meadow land,
- moor,
- move,
- museum,
- national forest,
- national park,
- nest,
- pale,
- paling,
- palmetto barrens,
- pampa,
- pampas,
- paradise,
- park forest,
- pasturage,
- pasture,
- pasture land,
- pen,
- people,
- perch,
- pine barrens,
- place,
- pleasance,
- pleasure garden,
- pleasure ground,
- populate,
- pose,
- posit,
- post,
- prairie,
- preserve,
- primeval forest,
- protection forest,
- public park,
- put,
- putting green,
- quad,
- quadrangle,
- rain forest,
- range,
- reforestation,
- relocate,
- reservation,
- reserve,
- reside,
- roost,
- sanctuary,
- savanna,
- scrub,
- scrubland,
- seat,
- selection forest,
- set,
- set up housekeeping,
- set up shop,
- settle,
- settle down,
- shrubland,
- silviculture,
- sit down,
- sprout forest,
- square,
- squat,
- stand,
- stand of timber,
- state forest,
- station,
- stay at,
- steppe,
- steppeland,
- stick,
- store,
- strike root,
- submit,
- swale,
- take residence at,
- take root,
- take up residence,
- theater,
- timber,
- timberland,
- toft,
- tree veld,
- vega,
- veld,
- village green,
- virgin forest,
- wilderness preserve,
- wildlife preserve,
- wildwood,
- wood,
- woodland,
- woods,
- yard
Park, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Park, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
151
Housing Units (2000) :
89
Land area (2000) :
0.316593 sq. miles (0.819971 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.316593 sq. miles (0.819971 sq. km)
FIPS code :
54400
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
39.112299 N, 100.360501 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67751
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Park -- U.S. County in Montana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Park -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000) :
15694
Housing Units (2000) :
8247
Land area (2000) :
2802.410871 sq. miles (7258.210526 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.176254 sq. miles (28.946363 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2813.587125 sq. miles (7287.156889 sq. km)
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
45.653282 N, 110.546931 W
Park -- U.S. County in Wyoming
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Park -- U.S. County in Wyoming
Population (2000) :
25786
Housing Units (2000) :
11869
Land area (2000) :
6942.393708 sq. miles (17980.716396 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
26.112640 sq. miles (67.631424 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6968.506348 sq. miles (18048.347820 sq. km)
Located within :
Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location :
44.568961 N, 108.999016 W
Park -- U.S. County in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Park -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000) :
14523
Housing Units (2000) :
10697
Land area (2000) :
2200.691135 sq. miles (5699.763631 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
9.999132 sq. miles (25.897633 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2210.690267 sq. miles (5725.661264 sq. km)
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.171091 N, 105.717199 W
Words containing 'Park'
- Parke,
- Parke, IN,
- Parked,
- Parking,
- Parks,
- Allen Park,
- Alondra Park,
- Arnolds Park,
- Aroma Park,
- Asbury Park,
- Aspen Park,
- Audubon Park,
- Averill Park,
- Avon Park,
- Azalea Park,
- Babson Park,
- Baldwin Park,
- Bay Park,
- Beach Park,
- Bedford Park,
- Belvedere Park,
- Bethel Park,
- Big Park,
- Biscayne Park,
- Broadview Park,
- Brook Park,
- Brooklyn Park,
- Brownlee Park,
- Buena Park,
- Bunche Park,
- Calumet Park,
- Calverton Park,
- Cambrian Park,
- Cameron Park,
- Cedar Park,
- Central Park,
- Charleston Park,
- Charlotte Park,
- Cissna Park,
- Citrus Park,
- Clearbrook Park,
- Cliffside Park,
- Clyde Park,
- College Park,
- Colonial Park,
- Comstock Park,
- Deer Park,
- Earl Park,
- Earl Park, IN,
- Edgemont Park,
- Elk Park,
- Elmwood Park,
- Estes Park,
- Evergreen Park,
- Fairview Park,
- Fairview Park, IN,
- Fern Park,
- Floral Park,
- Florham Park,
- Forest Park,
- Franklin Park,
- Frazier Park,
- Fruitland Park,
- Galena Park,
- Garrett Park,
- Glen Park,
- Grandwood Park,
- Grant Park,
- Green Park,
- Gresham Park,
- Gulivoire Park,
- Gulivoire Park, IN,
- Hall Park,
- Hanover Park,
- Harrington Park,
- Hazel Park,
- Highland Park,
- Hiland Park,
- Hollywood Park,
- Homeland Park,
- Hopkins Park,
- Huntington Park,
- Hyde Park,
- Ingalls Park,
- Iowa Park,
- Island Park,
- June Park,
- Kendall Park,
- Kensington Park,
- Kings Park,
- Lake Park,
- Lakeside Park,
- Lakewood Park,
- Langley Park,
- Laurel Park,
- Lawrence Park,
- Level Park,
- Lexington Park,
- Lincoln Park,
- Litchfield Park,
- Lorenz Park,
- Loveland Park,
- Loves Park,
- Machesney Park,
- Madison Park,
- Manassas Park,
- Mangonia Park,
- Maple Park,
- Maplewood Park,
- Massapequa Park,
- Maywood Park,
- Maywood Park, OR,
- McKinley Park,
- Medicine Park,
- Melrose Park,
- Menlo Park,
- Merrionette Park,
- Midland Park,
- Minerva Park,
- Miramiguoa Park,
- Monterey Park,
- Mountain Park,
- Munds Park,
- Munsey Park,
- Naples Park,
- National Park,
- Nicoma Park,
- Norman Park,
- Normandy Park,
- Oak Park,
- Oak Park, IN,
- Oakland Park,
- Oakwood Park,
- Ocean Park,
- Olmos Park,
- Orange Park,
- Orchard Park,
- Orland Park,
- Overland Park,
- Page Park,
- Palisades Park,
- Palmona Park,
- Palos Park,
- Panorama Park,
- Park City,
- Park County,
- Park Falls,
- Park Forest,
- Park Hill,
- Park Hills,
- Park Lake,
- Park Layne,
- Park Rapids,
- Park Ridge,
- Park River,
- Park View,
- Park of artillery,
- Park phaeton,
- Park, CO,
- Park, KS,
- Park, MT,
- Park, WY,
- Parke County,
- Parke County, IN,
- Parks, AZ,
- Parks, LA,
- Pasadena Park,
- Pembroke Park,
- Perry Park,
- Pinellas Park,
- Pomona Park,
- Ponderosa Park,
- Pottawattamie Park,
- Pottawattamie Park, IN,
- Prospect Park,
- Richton Park,
- Ridgefield Park,
- Ridley Park,
- Riverdale Park,
- Rochelle Park,
- Roeland Park,
- Rohnert Park,
- Roosevelt Park,
- Roselle Park,
- Roxborough Park,
- Sansom Park,
- Schiller Park,
- Seaside Park,
- Severna Park,
- Shavano Park,
- Shoreline Park,
- South Park,
- Spring Park,
- Stansbury Park,
- Stone Park,
- Summit Park,
- Sunland Park,
- Takoma Park,
- Tangelo Park,
- Terrace Park,
- Timberwood Park,
- Tinley Park,
- Trowbridge Park,
- Tuxedo Park,
- Union Park,
- University Park,
- Uplands Park,
- Valley Park,
- View Park,
- Villa Park,
- Village Park,
- Vinita Park,
- Waite Park,
- Walnut Park,
- Walton Park,
- Warren Park,
- Warren Park, IN,
- Washington Park,
- Watterson Park,
- Wilbur Park,
- Williston Park,
- Willow Park,
- Winter Park,
- Woodland Park,
- Woodlawn Park,
- amusement park,
- belmont park,
- car park,
- industrial park,
- memorial park,
- mungo park,
- oyster park,
- park ave.,
- park avenue,
- park bench,
- park commissioner,
- parking area,
- parking brake,
- parking lot,
- parking meter,
- parking space,
- parking ticket,
- parking zone,
- rosa parks,
- safari park,
- theme park,
- trailer park,
- valet parking,
- wind park,
- Level Park-Oak Park,
- Allen Park, MI,
- Alondra Park, CA,
- Arnolds Park, IA,
- Aroma Park, IL,
- Asbury Park, NJ,
- Aspen Park, CO,
- Audubon Park, KY,
- Audubon Park, NJ,
- Averill Park, NY,
- Avon Park, FL,
- Azalea Park, FL,
- Babson Park, FL,
- Baldwin Park, CA,
- Baldwin Park, MO,
- Bay Park, NY,
- Beach Park, IL,
- Bedford Park, IL,
- Belvedere Park, GA,
- Bethel Park, PA,
- Big Park, AZ,
- Biscayne Park, FL,
- Broadview Park, FL,
- Brook Park, MN,
- Brook Park, OH,
- Brooklyn Park, MD,
- Brooklyn Park, MN,
- Brownlee Park, MI,
- Buena Park, CA,
- Bunche Park, FL,
- Calumet Park, IL,
- Calverton Park, MO,
- Cambrian Park, CA,
- Cameron Park, CA,
- Cameron Park, TX,
- Cedar Park, TX,
- Central Park, WA,
- Charleston Park, FL,
- Charlotte Park, FL,
- Cissna Park, IL,
- Citrus Park, FL,
- Clearbrook Park, NJ,
- Cliffside Park, NJ,
- Clyde Park, MT,
- College Park, GA,
- College Park, MD,
- Colonial Park, PA,
- Comstock Park, MI,
- Crooked Lake Park,
- Crystal Lake Park,
- Deer Park, CA,
- Deer Park, IL,
- Deer Park, MD,
- Deer Park, NY,
- Deer Park, OH,
- Deer Park, TX,
- Deer Park, WA,
- Deer Park, WI,
- East Highland Park,
- Edgemont Park, MI,
- Elk Park, NC,
- Elmwood Park, IL,
- Elmwood Park, NJ,
- Elmwood Park, WI,
- Estes Park, CO,
- Evergreen Park, IL,
- Fairview Park, OH,
- Fern Park, FL,
- Floral Park, NY,
- Florham Park, NJ,
- Forest Park, GA,
- Forest Park, IL,
- Forest Park, OH,
- Forest Park, OK,
- Franklin Park, FL,
- Franklin Park, IL,
- Franklin Park, PA,
- Frazier Park, CA,
- Fruitland Park, FL,
- Galena Park, TX,
- Garden City Park,
- Garrett Park, MD,
- Glen Echo Park,
- Glen Park, NY,
- Gloria Glens Park,
- Grandwood Park, IL,
- Grant Park, IL,
- Green Park, MO,
- Gresham Park, GA,
- Grosse Pointe Park,
- Gulf Park Estates,
- Hall Park, OK,
- Hanover Park, IL,
- Harrington Park, NJ,
- Hawaiian Paradise Park,
- Hazel Park, MI,
- Hewlett Bay Park,
- Highland Park, FL,
- Highland Park, IL,
- Highland Park, MI,
- Highland Park, NJ,
- Highland Park, PA,
- Highland Park, TX,
- Hiland Park, FL,
- Hollywood Park, TX,
- Homeland Park, SC,
- Hopkins Park, IL,
- Hove Mobile Park,
- Huntington Park, CA,
- Hyde Park, PA,
- Hyde Park, UT,
- Hyde Park, VT,
- Indian Head Park,
- Ingalls Park, IL,
- Iowa Park, TX,
- Island Park, ID,
- Island Park, NY,
- June Park, FL,
- Kendall Park, NJ,
- Kensington Park, FL,
- Kings Park, NY,
- La Grange Park,
- Lake Forest Park,
- Lake Park, FL,
- Lake Park, GA,
- Lake Park, IA,
- Lake Park, MN,
- Lake Park, NC,
- Lakeside Park, KY,
- Lakewood Park, FL,
- Langley Park, MD,
- Laurel Park, NC,
- Laurel Park, VA,
- Lawrence Park, PA,
- Level Park, MI,
- Level Park-Oak Park, MI,
- Lexington Park, MD,
- Lincoln Park, CO,
- Lincoln Park, GA,
- Lincoln Park, MI,
- Lincoln Park, NJ,
- Lincoln Park, NY,
- Lincoln Park, TX,
- Litchfield Park, AZ,
- Lorenz Park, NY,
- Loveland Park, OH,
- Loves Park, IL,
- Machesney Park, IL,
- Madison Park, NJ,
- Malverne Park Oaks,
- Manassas Park city,
- Manassas Park, VA,
- Mangonia Park, FL,
- Maple Park, IL,
- Maplewood Park, OH,
- Massapequa Park, NY,
- McKinley Park, AK,
- Medicine Park, OK,
- Melrose Park, FL,
- Melrose Park, IL,
- Melrose Park, NY,
- Menlo Park, CA,
- Merrionette Park, IL,
- Midland Park, NJ,
- Minerva Park, OH,
- Miramiguoa Park, MO,
- Monterey Park, CA,
- Mountain Lake Park,
- Mountain Park, GA,
- Mountain Park, OK,
- Munds Park, AZ,
- Munsey Park, NY,
- Naples Park, FL,
- National Park, NJ,
- New Hyde Park,
- Nicoma Park, OK,
- Norman Park, GA,
- Normandy Park, WA,
- Oak Park Heights,
- Oak Park, CA,
- Oak Park, GA,
- Oak Park, IL,
- Oak Park, MI,
- Oakland Park, FL,
- Oakwood Park, MO,
- Ocean Breeze Park,
- Ocean Park, WA,
- Olmos Park, TX,
- Orange Park, FL,
- Orchard Park, NY,
- Orland Park, IL,
- Overland Park, KS,
- Page Park, FL,
- Palisades Park, NJ,
- Palmona Park, FL,
- Palos Park, IL,
- Panorama Park, IA,
- Park City, IL,
- Park City, KS,
- Park City, KY,
- Park City, MT,
- Park City, UT,
- Park County, CO,
- Park County, MT,
- Park County, WY,
- Park Falls, WI,
- Park Forest Village,
- Park Forest, IL,
- Park Hill, OK,
- Park Hills, KY,
- Park Hills, MO,
- Park Lake, KY,
- Park Layne, OH,
- Park Rapids, MN,
- Park Ridge, IL,
- Park Ridge, NJ,
- Park Ridge, WI,
- Park River, ND,
- Park View, IA,
- Pasadena Park, MO,
- Pembroke Park, FL,
- Penn Lake Park,
- Perry Park, CO,
- Pinellas Park, FL,
- Pleasure Ridge Park,
- Pomona Park, FL,
- Ponderosa Park, CO,
- Prospect Park, NJ,
- Prospect Park, PA,
- Richton Park, IL,
- Ridgefield Park, NJ,
- Ridley Park, PA,
- Riverdale Park, CA,
- Riverdale Park, MD,
- Rochelle Park, NJ,
- Roeland Park, KS,
- Rohnert Park, CA,
- Roosevelt Park, MI,
- Roselle Park, NJ,
- Round Lake Park,
- Roxborough Park, CO,
- San Carlos Park,
- Sansom Park, TX,
- Schiller Park, IL