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 booths for the sale of food and drink
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The action scenes are like an amusement park ride.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
His death was ruled as unrelated to any of the amusement park’s rides, a Six Flags spokesperson added, per the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Things began to shift in 1972, when Nolan Bushnell and the founders of the Atari gaming system combined their knowledge of amusement parks and pinball to produce Pong, a game played on giant cabinet machines in bars and popular hangouts in California.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The ride first opened at the California amusement park in 1969 in the New Orleans Square area.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
His death was ruled as unrelated to any of the amusement park’s rides, a Six Flags spokesperson added, per the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Things began to shift in 1972, when Nolan Bushnell and the founders of the Atari gaming system combined their knowledge of amusement parks and pinball to produce Pong, a game played on giant cabinet machines in bars and popular hangouts in California.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The ride first opened at the California amusement park in 1969 in the New Orleans Square area.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amusement park
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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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