Playground

//ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).

    "The kids have to go to the playground during recess, no matter the weather."

  2. 2
    yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play wordnet
  3. 3
    Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please. figuratively

    "The exclusive tropical island was a millionaire's playground."

  4. 4
    an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes wordnet
  5. 5
    A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.

Synonyms

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archery groundathletic fieldbadminton courtbaseball fieldbasketball courtbilliard parlor

Example

More examples

"The rain prevented the boys from playing baseball on the playground."

Etymology

From play + ground. Compare Middle English playstede (“playground”) from Old English pleġstede.

Related phrases

adventure playgroundplayground ballplayground rumorplayground taunt

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