adventure playground
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of adventure playground
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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In a deserted adventure playground, in Hartcliffe, in the south of the city, lead youth worker Rob Farrow remembers, before the lockdown was implemented on 23 March, a safe place buzzing with young people.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2020
Even in glorious circumstances, among the mud and smoke of a well-run adventure playground, children appear stern and serious: deeply focused on whatever business is afoot.
From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2017
I’ve read the diary of the first play worker, John Bertelsen, who ran the adventure playground that Lady Allen visited at Emdrup.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2016
And, she noted, according to one recent study, an adventure playground in Houston had a lower injury rate than a nearby traditional playground.
From New York Times • May 27, 2016
Alex thought of it as the adventure playground from hell.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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