amusement park

noun

plural amusement parks
: a commercially operated park having various devices for entertainment (such as a merry-go-round and roller coaster) and usually structures for the sale of food and drink

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His personal purchases included leather electric seats for his pickup truck and replica toys from a Disneyland Tokyo amusement park ride, according to a case document. Logan Smith, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 Or, to be more accurate, the organization has bestowed it upon a roasting griddle of asphalt next to a mid-sized amusement park in Santa Clara. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025 The towering domed ceiling, curved glass walls and circular layout of Adventuredome just had a way of dispersing any sounds inside the indoor amusement park. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025 In the surrounding area, book accommodations, dine at local restaurants, tour museums, hike in the snow, listen to live music, visit an indoor amusement park and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amusement park

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amusement park was in 1890

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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

amusement park

noun
: a park with many rides (as a roller coaster or merry-go-round) and games for entertainment
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