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

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

The American Hiking Society also recommends confirming reservation requirements, which are increasingly common at popular national parks. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Amanoi isn’t new, but this nearly perfect coastal hotel spills down the side of a mountain in a remote national park in Vietnam and continues to stun at every turn. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

The 211-mile route runs through Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, ending at the summit of Mount Whitney. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 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