play structure
noun
US
: a structure that is designed for children to climb on for fun and that often includes a slide
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Schumer tapped landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburg to add more space to their then-brick patio and set up a swing and play structure for her five-year-old son, Gene.
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India Roby, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
The actress even hired landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh of nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park fame to add turf on their formerly brick patio, in addition to setting up a swing and play structure.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 Mar. 2025
The two-story play structure designed by New Yorkers Yeju Choi and Chat Travieso is intended for children ages 2-10 to climb, slide and explore in an installation that blends evolving scaffolding components and other common construction materials.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Jon built the kids a play structure with a deck that overlooks the ocean.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
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India Roby, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
The actress even hired landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh of nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park fame to add turf on their formerly brick patio, in addition to setting up a swing and play structure.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 Mar. 2025
The two-story play structure designed by New Yorkers Yeju Choi and Chat Travieso is intended for children ages 2-10 to climb, slide and explore in an installation that blends evolving scaffolding components and other common construction materials.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Jon built the kids a play structure with a deck that overlooks the ocean.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Play structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20structure. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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