adventure playground

noun

, British.

1. a children's playground, often in a somewhat desolate urban area, that utilizes derelict industrial or commercial items or products for equipment, as used tires for swings and wooden crates for tunnels.

adventure playground

noun

1. a playground for children that contains building materials, discarded industrial parts, etc, used by the children to build with, hide in, climb on, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of adventure playground¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

At adventure playgrounds, which may look like piles of garbage from one perspective, “there’s amazing, elaborate structures that have been built, and zip lines and slides and all of that,” describes Brussoni.

From Popular-Science

It’s also an adventure playground with world-class fishing, rock climbing, hiking, and mountain biking in all directions.

From Outside Online

This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Lake Hartwell Country, a largely undiscovered region in the mountains of South Carolina that’s one of the best adventure playgrounds anywhere.

From Outside Online