jungle gym
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jungle gym
from a trademark
Example Sentences
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Hernandez said, gesturing toward a jungle gym near Park View Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
"There was no visibility. I kind of compared it to a metal jungle gym underwater," recalled Robyn Bianchi, the assistant salvage master for one of the firms involved, Donjon Marine.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
Elangeni Gardens, developed in a public-private partnership in 2002 to address the city’s affordable housing shortage, boasts a patch of blue-and-green artificial turf, a jungle gym and a basketball court where children play freely.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
My four-and-half-month-old already loves climbing on me as though I were a human jungle gym; there is something rather bleak about the way Harry describes his touch-avoidant childhood.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2023
Zeke was surprised to see Miel up on the jungle gym, too, by himself on one end, headphones in his ears.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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