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park
park / pärk/ • n. 1. a large public green area in a town, used for recreation: a walk around the park. ∎ a large area of land kept in its natural state for public recreational use. ∎ (also wildlife park) a large enclosed area of land used to accommodate wild animals in captivity. ∎ a stadium or enclosed area used for sports. ∎ a large enclosed piece of ground, typically with woodland and pasture, attached to a large country house: the house is set in its own park. ∎ (in the western U.S.) a broad, flat, mostly open area in a mountainous region. 2. an area devoted to a specified purpose: an industrial park. ∎ chiefly Brit. a parking lot or garage: a coach park. 3. (in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the gears are locked, preventing the vehicle's movement. • v. [tr.] bring (a vehicle that one is driving) to a halt and leave it temporarily, typically in a parking lot or by the side of the road: he parked his car outside her house | [intr.] he couldn't find anywhere to park. ∎ [tr.] inf. deposit and leave in a convenient place until required: come on in, and park your bag by the door. ∎ (park oneself in/on) inf. sit down on or in: after dinner, we parked ourselves on a pair of couches. |
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"park." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "park." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-park005.html "park." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-park005.html |
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1. In ancient farming systems, the enclosed fields lying between the inner fields next to the farm buildings and the larger, outer fields used only seasonally for pasture. 2. Enclosed land on which deer are or were kept. 3. Land, usually wood-pasture, enclosed by a pale, and intended for the keeping of deer. 4. In modern use: (a)an area of land set aside for public enjoyment and designed to resemble semi-natural land;(b)an enclosure for semi-wild animals. 5. See national park. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "park." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "park." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-park.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "park." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-park.html |
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1.. In ancient farming systems, the enclosed fields lying between the inner fields next to the farm buildings, and the larger, outer fields used only seasonally for pasture. 2.. Enclosed land on which deer are or were kept. 3.. Land, usually wood-pasture, enclosed by a pale, and intended for the keeping of deer. 4.. In modern use: a. an area of land set aside for public enjoyment and designed to resemble semi-natural land; b. an enclosure for semi-wild animals. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "park." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "park." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-park.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "park." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-park.html |
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park enclosed land held by royal grant or prescription for the chase XIII; (north.) field, paddock XVI; enclosed ground for public recreation; space in a camp occupied by artillery, etc. XVII. — (O)F. parc :— medL. parricus — Gmc. base repr. by OHG. pfarrih, pferrih (G. pferch) pen, fold, corr. to OE. pearruc (see PADDOCK), MLG., MDu. perc (Du. perk).
Hence park vb. XVI f. the sb. |
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T. F. HOAD. "park." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "park." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-park.html T. F. HOAD. "park." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-park.html |
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Parka space occupied by parked vehicles, stores, etc.; hence, the objects themselves, collectively ; an enclosed area in which game beasts such as deer are bred; a place for breeding oysters. Examples : park of artillery, 1755; a vast park of carriages, 1827; of deer, 1781; of oyster culture, 1883; of oysters; of wild fish, 1607; of young oysterlings, 1851; a park of waggons, 1859. |
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"Park." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Park." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301075.html "Park." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301075.html |
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park. Enclosed outdoor place of recreation, originally used for hunting. From C18 parks were created as landscape gardens for aesthetic and recreational pleasure. From C19 public parks were created, and later larger areas for public enjoyment were designated, e.g. the National Parks of the USA. See also business park, industrial park, theme park.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "park." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "park." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-park.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "park." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-park.html |
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Deer Park
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Deer Park." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Deer Park." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-DeerPark.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Deer Park." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-DeerPark.html |
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Deer Park1 Uninc. village (1990 pop. 28,840), Babylon town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., a primarily residential suburb on Long Island. 2 City (1990 pop. 27,652), Harris co., SE Tex., a growing industrial and residential suburb of Houston, with refineries and plastics manufacturers. |
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"Deer Park." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Deer Park." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DeerPark.html "Deer Park." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DeerPark.html |
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Deer Park
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JOHN BOWKER. "Deer Park." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Deer Park." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-DeerPark.html JOHN BOWKER. "Deer Park." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-DeerPark.html |
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Park
Park (Páirc) Derry, Mayo. ‘Field’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Park." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Park." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Park.html A. D. MILLS. "Park." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Park.html |
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park •arc, ark, Bach, bark, barque, Braque, Clark, clerk, dark, embark, hark, impark, Iraq, Ladakh, Lamarck, lark, macaque, marc, mark, marque, narc, nark, Newark, park, quark, sark, shark, snark, spark, stark, Vlach
•matriarch, patriarch
•tanbark • ringbark • stringy-bark
•Offenbach • ironbark • oligarch
•salesclerk • titlark • skylark
•meadowlark • woodlark • mudlark
•landmark • checkmark • Denmark
•benchmark • waymark • trademark
•seamark • Bismarck • telemark
•tidemark • Kitemark • pockmark
•Ostmark • hallmark • Goldmark
•Deutschmark • bookmark • footmark
•earmark • watermark • birthmark
•anarch • car park • skatepark
•ballpark
•Petrarch, tetrarch
•hierarch, squirearch
•exarch • Pesach • loan shark
•Plutarch • aardvark
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"park." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "park." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-park.html "park." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-park.html |
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