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1. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
   "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park";
   - parkland
    
2. A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
   "they went for a walk in the park";
   - commons, common, green
    
3. (baseball) a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
   "take me out to the park";
   - ballpark [N. Amer]
    
4. A lot where cars are parked
   - parking lot, car park [Brit], parking area
    
5. A gear position that acts as a parking brake
   "the put the car in park and got out"

1. Place temporarily
   "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
    
2. (driving) manoeuvre a vehicle into a parking space
   "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

1. Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
   - Mungo Park

Derived forms: Parks, parking, parks, parked

See also: parked

Type of: adventurer, arena, bowl, channelise [Brit], channelize, direct, explorer, gear, gear mechanism, guide, head, lay, lot, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, place, point, pose, position, put, set, sports stadium, stadium, steer, tract

Part of: populated area, urban area

Encyclopedia: Park, Grace Park, County Londonderry Park, Indiana Park, Kansas Park, KS Park, Abbey of the Park Park, Afghanistan Park, County Derry Park, California Park, Seo Bo Park, Ryan Inc Park, Texas Park, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Park, Virginia Park, Merthyr Tydfil Park, Manitoba Park, No-Ja Park, Outer Hebrides Park, Nottinghamshire