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Definition of parkway - 4 dictionary results

park⋅way

  [pahrk-wey]
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–noun
1. a broad thoroughfare with a dividing strip or side strips planted with grass, trees, etc.
2. Chiefly New York State and Western New England. a strip of grass, sometimes planted with trees or shrubs, between a sidewalk and curb.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; park + way 1
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park·ing   (pär'kĭng)   
n.  

  1. The act or practice of temporarily leaving a vehicle or maneuvering a vehicle into a certain location.

  2. Space in which to park vehicles or a vehicle: ample parking behind the building.

  3. Upper Midwest & Western U.S. The grass strip, often planted with shade trees, between a sidewalk and a street. Also called regionally boulevard, boulevard strip, grassplot, neutral ground, parking strip, parkway, terrace, tree belt, tree lawn.

  4. Slang Kissing or caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.

To the majority of Americans, the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the street is called simply the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the street. However, in some parts of the country, it has acquired specific names. In the Midwest and West, it is often called the parking or parkway, and in Washington State it is the parking strip, according to the survey conducted by the Dictionary of American Regional English. In the Upper Midwest, it is also known as the boulevard or boulevard strip; around the Great Lakes and in the Midwest, it is sometimes a terrace; around the Great Lakes and in especially northeastern Ohio, it is also called a tree lawn. In Massachusetts it is a tree belt; in the Atlantic states, sometimes a grassplot; and in Louisiana and Mississippi, neutral ground. Some of these words are also used for the grassy strip in the middle of a street or highway. See Note at neutral ground.
park·way   (pärk'wā')   
n.  

  1. Abbr. Pkwy or Pky A broad landscaped highway, often divided by a planted median strip.

  2. Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, & Western U.S. See parking. See Regional Note at parking.

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parkway

major arterial divided highway that features two or more traffic lanes in each direction, with opposing traffic separated by a median strip; elimination of grade crossings; controlled entries and exits; and advanced designs eliminating steep grades, sharp curves, and other hazards and inconveniences to driving. Frequently expressways have been constructed over completely new routes, passing near but not through large centres of population, on more or less direct lines between desired termini. Their advantages include high speed, greater safety, comfort and convenience for drivers and passengers, and lower vehicle operating costs. Many of these new express highways, especially in the United States, are toll roads, but that is an incidental, not an essential, feature.

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