recreation ground
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As a child Mrs Parker said she used to play on the recreation ground outside the stadium.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2022
Two layers of fencing and thick rolls of razor wire separated the remaining inmates from the Zuni mountain range, which undulated in the distance behind the Cibola County correctional center’s recreation ground.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2016
Instead, to the approval of most Berliners, they turned it into a vast recreation ground, a semi-wilderness in the heart of the city.
From New York Times • May 12, 2016
A second picture posted by the same user showed the air ambulance had landed in White Hart Lane recreation ground.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2015
"There is no recreation ground in London that I look upon with so much satisfaction as a triangular inclosure of plain grass by Kennington Church, enjoyed commonly by the dirtiest and poorest children."
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
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