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Park
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
(2):
(v. t.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
(3):
(n.) Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.
(4):
(v. i.) To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive.
(5):
(n.) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.
(6):
(n.) 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.
(7):
(v. t.) To inclose in a park, or as in a park.
(8):
(n.) 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.
(9):
(n.) A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
(10):
(v. t.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc.
(11):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Park'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/park.html. 1828.
