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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City charter bars non-recreational use of parkland that isn’t accounted for in a park’s master plan. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025 Austin manages more than 150 miles of trails and many hundreds of acres of parkland. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Mission Bay Park was formed more than 60 years ago and is supposed to be preserved in perpetuity as public parklands. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025 In 2024, single-family homes sold from $40,000 to $440,000, according to Realcomp II Ltd. Parks and recreation: Mount Clemens offers approximately 124 acres of parkland across 12 public parks. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 16 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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