parkland

noun

park·​land ˈpärk-ˌland How to pronounce parkland (audio)
: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a park

Examples of parkland in a Sentence

an area of beautiful parkland
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County plans call for unincorporated communities to have 10 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025 This includes parkland, gardens, farmlands and woods. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 More acreage has been added to the park’s footprint since then, including a decade ago when the city finalized a purchase of 568 acres adjacent to the park in one of the largest parkland acquisitions in the city’s history. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025 Related California’s 700 Broadway in Santa Monica offers 196 residences with interiors by Marmol Radziner and nearly three-quarters of an acre of private parkland. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parkland

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parkland was in 1727

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“Parkland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkland. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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