parkland

noun

park·​land ˈpärk-ˌland How to pronounce parkland (audio)
: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a park

Examples of parkland in a Sentence

an area of beautiful parkland
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The home — an eight-bedroom upgrade from their current four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage — is located in Windsor Great Park, the 4,800-acre parkland near the famous Windsor Castle. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Aides to Mayor Todd Gloria say the unsolicited Marina Village proposal is dead on arrival because housing is not permitted on public parkland. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 The original routing was a tale of two courses in one, mixing parkland golf with a linksy Scottish-style layout. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The home — an eight-bedroom upgrade from their current four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage — is located in Windsor Great Park, the 4,800-acre parkland near the famous Windsor Castle. Nicholas Rice, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parkland

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parkland was in 1727

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“Parkland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkland. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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