amusement park

noun

plural amusement parks

: a commercially operated park having various devices for entertainment (such as a merry-go-round and roller coaster) and usually structures for the sale of food and drink

Examples of amusement park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Locations built for children now rival small amusement parks, and families are noticing. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

At some amusement parks, for example, visitors use smartphones to order food. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Beyond the coasters, Cedar Point evokes an old-time Americana spirit as the second-oldest amusement park in the country (the oldest being the delightful Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut). — Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

But timed entries and amusement park-length lines are left out of the equation. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for amusement park

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

Kids Definition

amusement park

noun

: a park with many rides (as a roller coaster or merry-go-round) and games for entertainment