parks Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
   Rosa Parks.
   
2. noun a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
   park; parkland.
   
   • there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park
3. noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
   green; park; commons; common.
   
   • they went for a walk in the park
4. noun a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
   ballpark; park.
   
   • take me out to the ballpark
5. noun Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
   Park; Mungo Park.
   
6. noun a lot where cars are parked
   parking area; parking lot; park; car park.
   
7. noun a gear position that acts as a parking brake
   park.
   
   • the put the car in park and got out
8. verb place temporarily
   park.
   
   • park the car in the yard
   • park the children with the in-laws
   • park your bag in this locker
9. verb maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
   park.
   
   • Park the car in front of the library
   • Can you park right here?

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