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

Before the devastating flooding of 1938, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce commissioned two major landscape architecture firms in 1927 to develop a report analyzing how the region could develop more parkland in an already park-poor city. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

With 14 rooms, three suites and a villa, La Chapelle Saint Martin, is set in 40 acres of parkland near Limoges. — James Rampton, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

The newspaper reports that overall, the new plans show the East Potomac Golf Links being expanded about 50 acres into parkland that is currently being used for picnicking, fishing, cycling and other recreational activities. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Numerous hiking trails wind through the state parkland and national forests surrounding it, and the downtown is packed with boutique stores and eateries helmed by creative chefs. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 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