skate park

noun

: an outdoor area having structures and surfaces for roller-skating and skateboarding

Examples of skate park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Growing up in San Diego, White was able to get to the mountains, but also had a skate park 20 minutes from his house. Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024 There’s a tennis court, basketball court and then skate park. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Hope also wants a gathering space area added to the skate park for community events. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024 Williams got back on her bike and headed a few blocks up to a skate park and community garden. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023 Kids can spend some time at the playground and skate park before the maximum eclipse comes into view at 3:06 p.m. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024 The park now offers skate park features, a half court for basketball and a mural celebrating the neighborhood’s diverse population. Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2024 After a series of public meetings to discuss the plans, the city ruled out tennis courts, a dog park and a skate park for the site. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024 Her spokesman, Jeff Cretan, pointed to a quick overhaul last year of the decrepit United Nations Plaza into a skate park and a project planned nearby to turn office space into housing. Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skate park was in 1970

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“Skate park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skate%20park. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

skate park

noun
: an outdoor area having structures and surfaces for roller-skating and skateboarding
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