What is "park"

Park \Park\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parked; p. pr. & vb. n. Parking.]

1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park.

   How are we parked, and bounded in a pale.
   --Shak.

2. (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.

3. In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.

4. To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; -- typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.

   Note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in it is said to be standing. parallel-park [PJC]

5. To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual fund. [informal]

Park \Park\ (p[aum]rk), n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. Paddock an inclosure, Parrock.]

1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.
   --Mozley & W.

2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
   --Chaucer.

   While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear.
   --Waller.

3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.

4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.

5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.

6. Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.

7. A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.

   Park of artillery. See under Artillery.

   Park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.

   industrial park a region located typically in a suburban or rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business use (as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes heavy industry), often having some parklike characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. The sponsoring agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial parks, an airport.

Park \Park\, v. i.

1. To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive.

2. To come to a stop [in a vehicle] off of the public road and leave the vehicle standing; -- typically the motor of a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a no-parking zone.

1812, "to arrange military vehicles in a park," from park (n.) in a limited sense of "enclosure for military vehicles" (attested from 1680s). General non-military meaning "to put (a vehicle) in a certain place" is first recorded 1844. Related: Parked; parking. Park-and-ride is from 1966.

mid-13c., "enclosed preserve for beasts of the chase," from Old French parc "enclosed wood or heath land used as a game preserve" (12c.), probably ultimately from West Germanic *parruk "enclosed tract of land" (cognates: Old English pearruc, root of paddock (n.2), Old High German pfarrih "fencing about, enclosure," German pferch "fold for sheep," Dutch park).\n

\nInternal evidence suggests the West Germanic word is pre-4c. and originally meant the fencing, not the place enclosed. Found also in Medieval Latin as parricus "enclosure, park" (8c.), which likely is the direct source of the Old French word, as well as Italian parco, Spanish parque, etc. Some claim the Medieval Latin word as the source of the West Germanic, but the reverse seems more likely. Some later senses in English represent later borrowings from French. OED discounts notion of a Celtic origin. Welsh parc, Gaelic pairc are from English.\n

\nMeaning "enclosed lot in or near a town, for public recreation" is first attested 1660s, originally in reference to London; the sense evolution is via royal parks in the original, hunting sense being overrun by the growth of London and being opened to the public. Applied to sporting fields in American English from 1867.\n

\nNew York's Park Avenue as an adjective meaning "luxurious and fashionable" (1956) was preceded in the same sense by London's Park Lane (1880). As a surname, Parker "keeper of a park" is attested in English from mid-12c. As a vehicle transmission gear, park (n.) is attested from 1949.

n. 1 An area of land set aside for environment preservation and/or informal recreation. 2 # A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. 3 # A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation vb. 1 (context transitive English) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place. 2 (context transitive informal English) To defer (a matter) until a later date. 3 (context transitive English) To bring together in a park, or compact body. 4 (context transitive English) To enclose in a park, or as in a park. 5 (context transitive baseball English) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park. 6 (context intransitive slang English) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle. 7 (context transitive informal sometimes reflexive English) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time. 8 (context transitive finance English) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities. 9 (context Internet English) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See http://en.wikipedi

1. org/wiki/Domain%20parking) 10 (context transitive oyster culture English) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin. 11 (context intransitive dated English) To promenade or drive in a park. 12 (context intransitive dated of horses English) To display style or gait on a park drive.

1. v. place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"

2. maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

1. n. a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" [syn: parkland]

2. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: commons, common, green]

3. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" [syn: ballpark]

4. Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) [syn: Mungo Park]

5. a lot where cars are parked [syn: parking lot, car park, parking area]

6. a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"

A park is an area of natural, semi-natural, or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil, and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. In North America, many parks have fields for playing sports such as soccer, baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses, and these parks may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Often, the smallest parks are in urban areas, where a park may take up only a city block or less. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and they may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. Parks have differing rules regarding whether dogs can be brought into the park: some parks prohibit dogs; some parks allow them with restrictions (e.g., use of a leash); and some parks, which may be called " dog parks," permit dogs to run off-leash.

The largest parks can be vast natural areas of hundreds of thousands of square kilometres (thousands of square miles), with abundant wildlife and natural features such as mountains and rivers. In many large parks, camping in tents is allowed with a permit. Many natural parks are protected by law, and users may have to follow restrictions (e.g., rules against open fires or bringing in glass bottles). Large national and sub-national parks are typically overseen by a park ranger or a park warden. Large parks may have areas for canoeing and hiking in the warmer months and, in some northern hemisphere countries, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in colder months.

Park is the third most frequent Korean surname, traditionally traced back to King Hyeokgeose Park and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. In Chinese characters ( Hanja), it is written as , which is the simplified version of 樸 (pu). The name "Park" is usually assumed to come from the Korean noun bak (박), which means " bottle gourd". In Standard Chinese, it is read as piáo or pú. In Korean, it is read as 'pak'.

Park is the sixth album from The Mad Capsule Markets. Sometime in 1996, PARK was their first album to be released in the United States, with two mellower bonus tracks (the same bonus tracks as on the original limited Japanese pressing), but there was little interest. The album shows the band start to incorporate rap metal influences, an element that would become crucial in their later style. The melodious elements from Mix-ism are still prominent in several tracks. The album is often considered to be one of the band's best works. Hide praised the album as a perfect example of state of the art Japanese Rock.

A park is an area of land with a recreational or other specific purpose.

Park or Parks may also refer to:

Park is the name of an independent comedy-drama film released in 2007. It was produced by Dana Jackson and directed by Kurt Voelker.

The story revolves around a Los Angeles park, where ten colorful characters encounter love - and loss - in the course of one day.

It received the Audience Award at the 8th Annual CineVegas Festival where it was premiered in June 2006. After a limited theatrical run in 2007, it was released on DVD on May 20, 2008.

Pärk or Paerk is a game, somewhat similar to a game of baseball but where the aim is to gain ground like in American football, that has been played for centuries on the island of Gotland in Baltic Sea. The game is played with two teams of 7 people on a field that is wide and that can vary in length. The players hit the ball with their hands or feet. The paerk, or serve area, is marked off with wooden laths and measures .

The ball is made of a tight ball of yarn that has been dressed in sheepskin.

Pärk is one of the disciplines at the annual Stånga Games (Stångaspelen).

Park ward is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. It is located to the west of the city centre, and covers parts of the suburbs Bradmore, Compton, Finchfield, Merridale, Newbridge and Whitmore Reans. It borders the St Peter's, Graiseley, Merry Hill, Tettenhall Wightwick and Tettenhall Regis wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton South West constituency.

Its name comes from the fact that two of the city's main parks, West Park and Bantock Park, lie within its boundaries. The ward also contains the Chapel Ash conservation area and also the Parkdale conservation area. Some other interesting architecture can be seen within the ward, particularly on the Tettenhall Road, such as first Mayor of Wolverhampton, George Thorneycroft's House. Two of the city's main thoroughfares are contained largely within the ward, namely the A41 Tettenhall Road and the Compton Road (A454. The Halfway House on Tettenhall Road was formerly a coaching house on the London to Holyhead route and as the name suggests, was the half way point. It was a pub for many years but is currently (2009) closed and for sale.

The ward contains the Marstons Park Brewery, one of the city's main employers. Other employers in the ward tend to be office or school based but there are also a number of well-known pubs and restaurants. The city's now closed Eye Infirmary was located at the top of Compton Road in Chapel Ash, the site is now awaiting redevelopment as is the nearby site of the old Quarterhouse pub, now demolished.

Also inside Park ward are a number of schools, including Wolverhampton Grammar School, Wolverhampton Girls' High School, St Peter's Collegiate School and St Edmund's Catholic Academy, as well as numerous Primary schools. The Compton campus of the University of Wolverhampton is there, as is the Paget Road campus of the City of Wolverhampton College.

Park is a local government ward within Tunbridge Wells borough in Kent, England. It is made up of the Camden Park estate, the formerly separate village of Hawkenbury containing a regional Land Registry, Dunorlan Park and the Forest Road area, off which can be found the Tunbridge Wells Cemetery & Crematorium and Nevill Golf Club.

The majority of the ward falls within the Anglican parish of St. Peter's (on Bayhall Road), with a United Reformed Church (on Forest Road) in Hawkenbury and a Salvation Army mission, also on Bayhall Road.

The ward is represented by three councillors, all of which are (as of 2007) Conservatives. The elections are contested by the Liberal Democrats and, for the first time in 2007, by the United Kingdom Independence Party.

Park is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Sefton Central Parliamentary constituency that covers the villages of Sefton, Lunt, Lydiate and the western part of the town of Maghull, England.

Park is an electoral ward in Windsor, Berkshire. It is represented by two councillors (Phillip Bicknell and Natasha Airey of the Conservative Party) in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Nationally, the ward forms part of the UK Parliamentary constituency of Windsor and is represented by Adam Afriyie of the Conservative Party.

On 1 December 2011, there weare 3,702 voters on the electoral roll for the ward.

Park was an electoral ward of Trafford covering Trafford Park and part of Stretford.

The ward was abolished in 2004, and most of its area incorporated into the new Gorse Hill Ward.

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:

Park is an American rock band, formed in Springfield, Illinois.

Park (dates unknown) was an English first-class cricketer who was active in the 1790s playing for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He is recorded in one first-class match in 1795, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1 not out.

Park (ward) may refer to:

• Park (Blackpool ward)
• Park (Calderdale ward)
• Park (Cheltenham ward)
• Park (Fylde ward)
• Park (Hartlepool ward)
• Park (Knowsley ward)
• Park (Lincoln ward)
• Park (Merthyr Tydfil ward)
• Park (Middlesbrough ward)
• Park (North East Lincolnshire ward)
• Park (Northumberland ward)
• Park (Peterborough ward)
• Park (Reading ward)
• Park (Sefton ward)
• Park (Telford and Wrekin ward)
• Park (Tunbridge Wells ward)
• Park (Watford ward)
• Park (Windsor and Maidenhead ward)
• Park (Wolverhampton ward)
• Park (Wyre ward)

Park is a restaurant housed in the Park Hotel Kenmare, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1983-1990 and in the period 1994-1999. The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983-1984.

The restaurant is housed in the 5-star hotel "Park Hotel Kenmare", which was established in 1897.

In the periods that the restaurant was awarded Michelin stars, headchef were Colin O'Daly (1983-1985), Brian Cleere (1994-1995), Bruno Schmidt and the late Matthew d'Arcy

Park is an electoral ward of the Borough of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is the far eastern ward and is bordered to its west by Abbey and Redlands wards. On the north, east and south it is bordered by the civil parish of Earley in the Borough of Wokingham.

As with all wards, apart from smaller Mapledurham, it elects three councillors to Reading Borough Council. Elections since 2004 are held by thirds, with elections in three years out of four.

In the 2011, 2012 and 2014 a Green Party candidate won each election.

Member Since

Member

Ward

2010

Rob White

2011

Melanie Eastwood

2012

Jamie Whitham