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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.
EXPANDWestern U.S. a broad valley in a mountainous region.
6.
a space where vehicles, especially automobiles, may be assembled or stationed.
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.
COLLAPSEAutomotive. 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.
EXPANDInformal. 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.
COLLAPSEAerospace. 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.
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park
1812, "to arrange military vehicles in a park," from park (n.) in a limited sense of "enclosure for military vehicles" (attested from 1683). General non-military meaning "to put (a vehicle) in a certain place" is first recorded 1844. Parking lot is from 1924; parking ticket
EXPANDfirst attested 1947; park-and-ride is from 1966. The transmission gear (n.) is attested from 1963.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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