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

In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Because for the national parks, now is when things start getting really good. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Travel groups are capped at 16 people and stay within the national park at an off-grid lodge and eco-sensitive camps designed in collaboration with Aṉangu Traditional Owners. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Schiemann doesn’t drive, chauffeured to the national park by her mother, Joanne Schiemann. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 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