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

Examples of amusement park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Halloween Fun metrics mostly counted the number of businesses in an area that lend themselves to autumn activities, such as costume shops, pumpkin patches, amusement parks, and more. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The answer to both questions came this past weekend, when crowds gathered for Riyadh Season’s opener at Boulevard City, a car-free district in the capital that’s part open-air mall, part amusement park and part entertainment venue. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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Even a small defect in a bushing can be a major problem, said Richardson, the founder and CEO of MIT Experts, which provides forensic consulting in amusement park litigation. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for amusement park

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• mark
• marque
• narc
• quark

Kids Definition

amusement park

noun

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