national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

Examples of national park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are some outstanding late hunts adjacent to national parks where elk migrate out and onto land available to hunters. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Once the private hunting reserve of the Raj Kanika royal family, the area was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1975, and a national park in 1998. — Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Best Time to Go Like most national parks, Zion is at its busiest during summer. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2026

Yosemite records few rabid bats, with the last case in 2025, but other national parks have issued rabies alerts within days or weeks, raising fresh questions about Yosemite’s public-health communication. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national park

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

Kids Definition

national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress