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

Visitors pore over maps of national parks and game reserves, hoping to tick off each species before flying home. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

And the brain-eating amoeba was found in two of the United States' most popular national parks, USA TODAY reported. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2026

The most beautiful destination in Washington this weekend is Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, where the annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival brings music, dance, yoga and other activities to the only national park that specializes in aquatic plants. — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

The legal team Beck, Amsden, and Stalpes in Montana recently reviewed nearly two decades of fatality reports from the popular national park to get a sense of the unfortunate outcomes, and quickly identified some key takeaways. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 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