parkland

noun

park·​land ˈpärk-ˌland 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

In Irvine, the parkland ratio is about 27%, according to the 2025 City Park Facts report by the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit aimed at developing and preserving urban open space. —Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026

Two resolutions that Austin City Council approved in March seek to shore up a consistent parkland condemnation process and to start discussions on partnership or acquisition opportunities to find new use for closed school campuses. —Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026

This was an enormous favor to the school district, considering the prime parkland location. —Hal Valderhaug, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

The north side of Carson, a city of about 90,000 people, has a lot of parkland and green space that might be attractive to an urban coyote. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for parkland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand