Park

English Meaning

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

1. An area of land set aside for public use, as:
2. A piece of land with few or no buildings within or adjoining a town, maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes.
3. A landscaped city square.
4. A large tract of rural land kept in its natural state and usually reserved for the enjoyment and recreation of visitors.
5. A broad, fairly level valley between mountain ranges: the high parks of the Rocky Mountains.
6. A tract of land attached to a country house, especially when including extensive gardens, woods, pastures, or a game preserve.
7. Sports A stadium or an enclosed playing field: a baseball park.
8. An area where military vehicles or artillery are stored and serviced.
9. The materiel kept in such an area.
10. An area in or near a town designed and usually zoned for a certain purpose: a commercial park.
11. 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.
12. To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location.
13. Aerospace To place (a spacecraft or satellite) in a usually temporary orbit.
14. Informal To place or leave temporarily: parked the baby with neighbors; parking cash in a local bank account.
15. To assemble (artillery or other equipment) in a military park.
16. To park a motor vehicle: pulled over and parked next to the curb.
17. Slang To engage in kissing and caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.