jungle gym

noun

: a structure of vertical and horizontal bars for use by children at play

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Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers. Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The bare metal jungle gyms and slides and hard asphalt surfaces of playgrounds in decades past have been replaced by softer, safer materials and lavish designs—bridges, turrets, climbing walls or webs, and more. Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025 Watkins Park in Mount Airy was more somber than usual Sunday as hundreds of people from the community gathered near the jungle gyms and the picnic area. Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025 Today, despite drizzling rain, the towering jungle gym in the park bursts with children and laughter. Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jungle gym

Word History

Etymology

from Junglegym, a trademark

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jungle gym was in 1923

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“Jungle gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle%20gym. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

jungle gym

noun
: a structure of upright and crosswise bars for use by children at play
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