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Playground

//ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd// noun

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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.

Etymology

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

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