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 exchange for this parcel of Yosemite, the developer would purchase land of equivalent value, either near the national park or elsewhere in California, and trade it with the National Park Service, according to The New York Times. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

The Trail Ridge Road in Colorado winds through one of the country’s highest national parks, displaying beautiful foliage views along the way. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

The show’s central quintet reside in the childhood home of Samir, whose semi-retired parents are on an apparently indefinite tour of the national parks. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Custer State Park, easily mistaken for a national park, is a stunner for fall color and wildlife. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 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