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Definition of parkland
: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a park
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Examples of parkland in a Sentence
an area of beautiful parkland
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As a result, water began pouring over the lake's southeastern banks, and for days has run over sidewalks, parkland and into the backyards and basements of area residents, as well as nearby streets.
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The charity, New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, was created for areas of the South Bronx affected by the team’s construction in 2006 of a new stadium, which took more than 25 acres of public parkland away from those communities.
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The board approved plans that will allow the DNR to begin a process to amend Kohler-Andrae State Park’s master plan, which could lead to granting Kohler Co. an easement of about 5 acres of parkland for a luxury golf course.
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Some existing parkland could be incorporated into the trail, but would have to be upgraded to meet the standards for the entire loop.
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To relieve traffic, the plan also calls for construction of a new street called Park Drive, parallel to Franjo Road on what is now swale and parkland, as well as a roundabout.
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Most of the property is parkland, and some sections are used for grazing sheep.
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Buy Photo In a victory for preservationists, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that municipalities cannot sell public parkland or allow developers to use public land for private easements without court approval and public participation.
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The developer agreed to donate 1.4 acres to the city for parkland as a buffer between the businesses and the entrance to Pinecrest.
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Definition of parkland for English Language Learners
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: land with trees, bushes, etc., that is or could be used as a park
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