parkway

noun

park·​way ˈpärk-ˌwā 

: a broad landscaped thoroughfare

Examples of parkway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The parkway was evacuated Saturday evening while droves of people were still in line to enter due to approaching thunderstorms. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Some of the parkway’s most spectacular stretches can be found here in the Tar Heel State, especially just south of Asheville. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

In October 2025, the Sacramento City Council approved a plan to close the longest gap in the parkway. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for parkway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

parkway

noun

park·​way ˈpär-ˌkwā 

: a broad landscaped highway