parkway

[ pahrk-wey ]

/ ˈpɑrkˌweɪ /

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noun

a broad thoroughfare with a dividing strip or side strips planted with grass, trees, etc.

Chiefly New York State and Western New England. a strip of grass, sometimes planted with trees or shrubs, between a sidewalk and curb.

Words nearby parkway

parkman, parkour, parks, parks, rosa, parkville, parkway, parky, parl., parl. proc., parlance, parlando

Origin of parkway

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; park + way¹

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Example sentences from the Web for parkway

A week later, Lopez was dead at age 29—shot and killed with an illegal gun on the side of a Long Island parkway.
After Policeman’s Death, Can Obama Finally Answer Gun Law Questions?|Nina E. Gonzalez|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Many turned around in circles at entrances to the Parkway and failed to enter.
Joy Ride|Mark Meadows
Front Street, along the river, is part of a parkway connecting the park system with which the city is encircled.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
For the five mile ride along the parkway there was no need of observing the speed regulations.
Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer|J. W. Duffield

And he slowed down perceptibly and pulled back to the left to get over into the middle lane of the parkway.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Across from the county jail on the parkway there near the esplanade.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for parkway

parkway

/ (ˈpɑːkˌweɪ) /

noun

(in the US and Canada) a wide road planted with trees, turf, etc

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parkway

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British Dictionary definitions for parkway

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