parkway

noun

park·​way ˈpärk-ˌwā How to pronounce parkway (audio)
: a broad landscaped thoroughfare

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Other, more difficult, routes off the parkway include Shades of Beauty, Kerkeslin Falls, and Curtain Call. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025 On August 25, 1991, a set of remains bound at the ankles and covered with a board was found in a grassy area at the intersection of two Queens, New York parkways, according to a press release from District Attorney Melinda Katz's office. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024 At Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, a shingle oak tree stands in the parkway holding all of its brown and curled leaves on a foggy February day. Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 The parkway, which divides Northlake Commons shopping center and Northlake Mall, is owned by the mall, according to the lawsuit. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parkway

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parkway was in 1875

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“Parkway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkway. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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parkway

noun
park·​way ˈpär-ˌkwā How to pronounce parkway (audio)
: a broad landscaped highway

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