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

The class period end date is July 1, 2024, because that is when the amusement parks stopped charging processing fees, according to court records. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

After more than half a century, California’s Great America amusement park in Santa Clara will close for good after its final season in 2027, Six Flags announced. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Major amusement park chain Six Flags lost nearly $400 million for the third quarter of 2026. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026

Parton amassed a multimillion-dollar estate during her lifetime, stemming from her entrepreneurial endeavors, which included her extensive music catalog and her Dollywood amusement park. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 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