national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

Examples of national park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tribal officials are also concerned the change in designation for Apostle Islands could affect their treaty rights to hunt and fish in the area because hunting is generally not allowed in national parks. —Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025

Forests, state and national parks under threat But horticulturists warn that oriental bittersweet causes the most damage from above. —Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025

Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025

Here's what to know about visiting national parks on Veterans Day. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national park

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

Kids Definition

national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress