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

Clouds is the first luxury retreat for visitors to this national park—a more ancient and biodiverse ecosystem than the Virunga Mountains, inhabited by Rwanda and Congo’s gorilla population. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026

While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 May 2026

The national parks are one of the few remaining truly bipartisan issues on Capitol Hill due to their immense popularity with voters. —Garrett Downs,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 11 May 2026

Admission to the national park is free, but there is a charge to tour the cave. —Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 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