water park

noun

: an amusement park with facilities (such as pools and wetted slides) for aquatic recreation

Examples of water park in a Sentence

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Arneson, a single mother and preschool teacher, had taken the day off to surprise her son with a trip to the water park. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Some major renovations are nearing completion on the indoor water park at The Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Shallow groundwater stores supported fruit orchards, alfalfa fields, livestock ranches and, at one point, a water park and dozens of manmade lakes where people could fish, sail and water ski. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Rain, a 20-year-old female, was the second to die out of a group of four whales that were moved to the Chicago aquarium in mid-August from a shuttered water park in Ontario. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water park

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water park was in 1982

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“Water park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20park. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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water park

noun
: an amusement park with pools and wetted slides for recreation
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