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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The subjects can range from going fishing with his son to a woman getting pulled over in Alabama to going on amusement park rides — the end of the story getting back to the task at hand the next day. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 Fill your day full of fun at the Southeast’s premier amusement park, located onNorth Carolina-South Carolina border. Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025 Kyle also posted a photo with Vince on X, capturing the father-son pair together on an amusement park ride. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 Tucked between Gainesville and Ocala in north-central Florida, there’s no sparkling coastline or shiny amusement park to bolster Micanopy’s name. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 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 1 Jan. 2026.

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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