water park

noun

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

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For thrill seekers, the Category 6 water park will offer two new family raft slides, one of which is billed as the first funnel raft slide at sea. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026 After an incident at a nearby water park, several critical patients are rushed to the Pitt. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Spend an afternoon at one of the area’s renowned hot springs resorts—ideally, one that features a water park for the kids and spa-like serenity for the adults. Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026 Great America got bigger, adding a water park — originally called Crocodile Dundee’s Boomerang Bay and now known as South Bay Shores — in 2004. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 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 Apr. 2026.

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water park

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