playscape

noun

play·​scape ˈplā-ˌskāp 

plural playscapes

: a play area or structure for children: such as

a

: an arrangement of natural elements (such as rocks, streams, and logs) on which children can play

On Monday morning, ground is set to be broken on a 17-acre natural playscape within the park, set to open in 2020. It will be the biggest spot of its kind in the St. Louis region for kids and families to hop across a waterway, build towers with log blocks, get a closer peek at a ladybug and generally get happy in nature.

—Valerie Schremp Hahn

b

: a play structure for children consisting typically of a slide, swing, climbing walls, etc.

The playground has two playscapes with slides, one for ages 2 to 4 and one for ages 5 to 12, each with plenty of opportunities to climb.

—Susan Dunne

"You know the playscape?" asked Zero. … You know that tunnel that you crawl through, between the slide and the swinging bridge? That's where I slept."

—Louis Sachar

After riding our bikes for two hours one night …, we sat on the swings across from the hippopotamus slide in the elementary school playscape, the rubber cold beneath us.

—Ocean Vuong

Examples of playscape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The objective is for the new site to be family friendly and maybe have a playscape where children can do a little wandering, much like the old location. —Worth Sparkman, Axios, 24 July 2024

At home risks are in playscapes, decks, and any construction happening. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024

Last May, the city of Detroit and other organizations spent $3 million on a host of new amenities for Clark Park, including a basketball court, tennis court and playscape. —Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024

For the littlest park goers, there will be a dedicated space for them that includes indoor playscapes. —Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

play entry 2 + scape entry 3

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

playscape

noun

play·​scape

-ˌskāp

: a play area or structure for children