jungle gym
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jungle gym
from a trademark
Example Sentences
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But that proved impossible, given the bench’s outdoor life, where it was used as a jungle gym for neighborhood kids, or a couch for friends to sit and philosophize about this piece of movie history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
"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
In the distance, a group of boys climbed on a jungle gym.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 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
She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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