amusement park

noun

plural amusement parks
: a commercially operated park having various devices for entertainment (such as a merry-go-round and roller coaster) and usually booths for the sale of food and drink

Examples of amusement park in a Sentence

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Following the Coates screening, other films were shown in the late 19th century at various venues, including downtown theaters, tent theaters, amusement parks, and even city parks. Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025 An escalator through the ceiling of one of the food courts leads to an amusement park whilst the mall's immaculate multiplex cinema recently hosted a pop-up cafe themed to the blockbuster movie Wicked as this report explained. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The Courageous Bears campaign, is also raising funds to help put on Courageous Kids Day – a longstanding annual event at Great America in Santa Clara on Mother’s Day that offers a day of free access to the amusement park for young cancer patients and their families. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025 Jun-ho, still watching Gi-hun’s tracker move, instructs the backup team to initiate plan B. This episode also weaves in a secondary plot that introduces us to No-eul, a North Korean defector who is sleeping in her car and working as a bunny mascot at an amusement park. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for amusement park

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amusement park was in 1890

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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

amusement park

noun
: a park with many rides (as a roller coaster or merry-go-round) and games for entertainment
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