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
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an area of beautiful parkland
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This romantic Gothic Revival fortress, home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, commands an impressive presence with its battlements, turrets, and sweeping views over more than 15,000 acres of parkland.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
The Parks Department began to take care of the woods in Alley Pond Park about a decade after the city’s landscape was transformed by bankruptcy in the 1970s, when just the barest minimums of parklands were maintained — ball fields and playgrounds mostly.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
The master plan has always suggested a substantial urban park as a centerpiece for the development, proposing that 21 of the 53 acres become parkland.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
What's next: The city's parkland will increase by more than 20 acres this fall when the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy opens the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 28 May 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
The Parks Department began to take care of the woods in Alley Pond Park about a decade after the city’s landscape was transformed by bankruptcy in the 1970s, when just the barest minimums of parklands were maintained — ball fields and playgrounds mostly.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
The master plan has always suggested a substantial urban park as a centerpiece for the development, proposing that 21 of the 53 acres become parkland.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
What's next: The city's parkland will increase by more than 20 acres this fall when the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy opens the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for parkland
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“Parkland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkland. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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