parklet

American  

[pahrk-lit] / ˈpɑrk lɪt /

noun

1. an urban space for sitting, dining, or enjoying greenery, established where the sidewalk meets the street, often repurposing on-street parking spaces and part of the sidewalk: If the parklet stretches over the curb or covers the curb cuts, the city requires ramps be added for wheelchair accessibility.

   The restaurant’s owners were able to expand seating with café tables in a new outdoor dining parklet.

   If the parklet stretches over the curb or covers the curb cuts, the city requires ramps be added for wheelchair accessibility.

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Etymology

Origin of parklet

First recorded in 1850–55, and in 2010–15 for current sense

Example Sentences

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parklet

The succulent-adorned parklet outside of Hook Fish was filled on a recent Friday afternoon with customers enjoying a late lunch of $17 burritos with carrot hot sauce.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

However, the installation of wooden "parklet" seating areas on the town's busy Mercer Row appears to have lit the blue touch paper on a spate of vandalism and discontent.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2022

We have homeless neighbors sleeping on the sidewalk of the church across the street and in the bushes of the parklet in front of our house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

When the weather warms up, look for a rooftop outdoor seating area with views of Mount Rainier, as well as a parklet in front of the bakery.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2021

The only certain veteran in the parklet was a shrunken old pensioner feeding tame robins on the grass.

From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett