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park

[pahrk]

–noun

1.	an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.

2.	an enclosed area or a stadium used for sports: a baseball park.

3.	a considerable extent of land forming the grounds of a country house.

4.	British. a tract of land reserved for wild animals; game preserve.

5.	Western U.S. a broad valley in a mountainous region.

6.	a space where vehicles, esp. automobiles, may be assembled or stationed.

7.	amusement park.

8.	theme park.

9.	any area set aside for public recreation.

10.

Military.

a.	the space occupied by the assembled guns, tanks, or vehicles of a military unit.

b.	the assemblage so formed.

c.	(formerly) the ammunition trains and reserve artillery of an army.

11.	Automotive. a setting in an automatic transmission in which the transmission is in neutral and the brake is engaged.

–verb (used with object)

12.	to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time.

13.	Informal. to put, leave, or settle: Park your coat on the chair. Park yourself over there for a moment.

14.	to assemble (equipment or supplies) in a military park.

15.	to enclose in or as in a park.

16.	Informal. to invest (funds) in a stock, bond, etc., considered to be a safe investment with little chance of depreciation, as during a recession or an unstable economic period, or until one finds a more profitable investment.

17.	Aerospace. to place (a satellite) in orbit.

–verb (used without object)

18.	to park a car, bicycle, etc.

19.	Informal. to engage in kissing and caressing in a parked car.

Origin:
1225–75; ME (n.) < OF parc enclosure < LL *parricus < WGmc *parruk (see paddock ¹ )

Related forms:

parker, noun

parklike, adjective

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park (pärk)

An area of land set aside for public use, as:
1. A piece of land with few or no buildings within or adjoining a town, maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes.
2. A landscaped city square.
3. A large tract of rural land kept in its natural state and usually reserved for the enjoyment and recreation of visitors.
4. An area where military vehicles or artillery are stored and serviced.
5. The materiel kept in such an area.
A broad, fairly level valley between mountain ranges: the high parks of the Rocky Mountains.
A tract of land attached to a country house, especially when including extensive gardens, woods, pastures, or a game preserve.
Sports A stadium or an enclosed playing field: a baseball park.
1. An area where military vehicles or artillery are stored and serviced.
2. The materiel kept in such an area.
An area in or near a town designed and usually zoned for a certain purpose: a commercial park.
A position in an automatic transmission that disengages the gears and sets the brake so the vehicle cannot move: put the car in park and turned off the engine.

v. parked, park·ing, parks

v. tr.

To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location.
Aerospace To place (a spacecraft or satellite) in a usually temporary orbit.
Informal To place or leave temporarily: parked the baby with neighbors; parking cash in a local bank account.
To assemble (artillery or other equipment) in a military park.

v. intr.

To park a motor vehicle: pulled over and parked next to the curb.
Slang To engage in kissing and caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.

[Middle English, game preserve, enclosed tract of land, from Old French parc, of Germanic origin.]
park'er n.

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