park

park
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noun
ADJECTIVE
local, neighbourhood/neighborhood (esp. AmE)
city, downtown (AmE), municipal, urban
public
country (BrE)
county (AmE), national, state (AmE)

The mountain has been designated as a national park.

the national parks system

beautiful
historic
25-acre, 45-acre, etc.
dog (AmE)
memorial, sculpture
waterfront
game, marine, safari (esp. BrE), wildlife
amusement, leisure (BrE), recreational (esp. AmE), theme, water
indoor, outdoor (both AmE)

an indoor park for skateboarders

ball (usually ballpark), baseball (both AmE)
skate, skateboard
mobile-home (esp. AmE), RV (AmE), trailer (esp. AmE)
business, industrial, office (esp. AmE), retail (BrE)
VERB + PARK
go to, visit

They go to the park most Sundays.

design, landscape, lay out

a beautifully landscaped park

build, create, develop

He built parks and highways in New York.

manage

a park managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation

overlook

a cafe overlooking the park

PARK + NOUN
bench
entrance
boundary
area
service, system (AmE)

I work as a ranger in the city's park system.

parks department

She works for the parks department.

employee, manager, official, ranger

The lion was shot dead by a park ranger.

visitor
PREPOSITION
at a/the park

We met at Hyde Park. (BrE)

in a/the park

They went for a walk in the park.

We met in Central Park.

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verb
ADVERB
carefully
neatly

All the cars were neatly parked on the street.

badly
quickly
illegally (esp. BrE)

Motorists parked illegally are fined £50.

Park is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑caravan, ↑truck
Park is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bicycle, ↑bike, ↑car, ↑motorcycle, ↑truck, ↑van, ↑vehicle

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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