playground
noun
play·ground
ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd 
1
: a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children
2
: an area known or suited for activity of a specified sort
a vacation playground
Examples of playground in a Sentence
The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s.
These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.
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Sandwiched between nearly a million acres of Olympic National Park and 73 miles of Pacific coastline, Forks is a playground for nature lovers.
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Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Tickets to the activity area include access to wagon rides, corn maze, farm arcade, tractor playground, animals, Putt-Putt and more.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Certain plays, love ’em or hate ’em, are useful in the same way standards make a great playground for singers and jazz musicians.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The park will include basketball, pickleball and bocce courts, a playground, and a veterans monument designed in collaboration with the Filipino American Veterans Association.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Tickets to the activity area include access to wagon rides, corn maze, farm arcade, tractor playground, animals, Putt-Putt and more.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Certain plays, love ’em or hate ’em, are useful in the same way standards make a great playground for singers and jazz musicians.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The park will include basketball, pickleball and bocce courts, a playground, and a veterans monument designed in collaboration with the Filipino American Veterans Association.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playground. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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playground
noun
play·ground
ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd
: a piece of land used for games and recreation especially by children
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