national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

Examples of national park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the mountain has been renamed, the national park that encloses it remains the same: Denali National Park and Preserve. —Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025

Mysterious land purchases within Joshua Tree National Park worry locals and environmentalists People with ties to the hotel industry are among the buyers and entities that have snapped up 22 parcels within the national park’s boundaries. —Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025

Already, the national park system has changed online references to the Alaskan peak. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025

It’s continued spewing lava in cycles since then, with the eighth episode starting the evening of Feb. 3 and stopping not long before the webcam image was captured, national park officials said. —Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress