parkway

noun

park·​way ˈpärk-ˌwā How to pronounce parkway (audio)
: a broad landscaped thoroughfare

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The two-lane scenic parkway winds 469 miles over mountain ridges in Virginia and North Carolina. Mark Price july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025 The conservancy protects and advocates for a system of 17 parks and six parkways in Louisville designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, one of only a handful of complete systems in the country. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025 So far, city foresters have removed more than 1,000 ash trees, treated 6,000 ash trees in parks and parkways, and planted 1,500 trees per year to make up for the loss to Denver’s tree canopy. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 June 2025 Images of parkways and river walks — of Brown/Babu driving through leafy neighborhoods, where his car that stalled on Sunset Boulevard stalls for a second time — are almost as plangent as Killer of Sheep. Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for parkway

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parkway was in 1875

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“Parkway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkway. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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parkway

noun
park·​way ˈpär-ˌkwā How to pronounce parkway (audio)
: a broad landscaped highway

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