national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

Examples of national park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 2,400 National Park Service employees have been laid off or taken buyouts ‒ roughly 10% of the rangers and other workers who keep national parks open to the more than 330 million people who visit them each year. —Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 1 May 2025

Summer is a popular time to visit the United States’ national parks, but travelers should be aware that some of the popular destinations in the national parks system require a reservation to visit. —Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025

Now, a Thai national park is celebrating good gaur news — a new family. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025

While the trip is planned during peak firefly season, sightings cannot be guaranteed—but the hike, scenery, and serene atmosphere of a national park after dark offer plenty of rewards of their own. —Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national park

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• mark
• marque
• narc
• quark

Kids Definition

national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress