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

Kenai Fjords is another Alaska national park worth adding to your list. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Leisure’s top cities to visit, Salt Lake City serves as a launchpad to Utah's five distinctive national parks, as well as mountain towns like Park City where travelers head in both winter and summer for skiing and mountain biking. — William Jones, USA Today, 30 July 2026

The pair now face regulatory charges under the Canada National Parks Act for having an off-leash dog in a national park. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

More than 100 national parks covered an area of about 17,000 square miles (44,000 square kilometers) as of August 2025. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 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