Parks, Rosa Parks
(noun) United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parks
plural of park
parks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of park
• K-spar, Karps, Praks, Spark, spark
Parks (plural Parks)
A surname.
• K-spar, Karps, Praks, Spark, spark
Source: Wiktionary
Park, n. Etym: [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. Paddock an inclosure, Parrock.]
1. (Eng. Law)
Definition: A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. Mozley & W.
2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. Chaucer. While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. Waller.
3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.
4. (Mil.)
Definition: A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also parc.] Park of artillery. See under Artillery.
– Park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.
Park, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parked; p. pr. & vb. n. Parking.]
1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park. How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. Shak.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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