playground

[pley-ground]

noun

1. an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.

2. Informal.,  any place, environment, or facility used for recreation or amusement, as a resort.

   The tropical island is an international playground for the rich.

3. an arena of operation or activity.

playground

/ ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd /

noun

1. an outdoor area for children's play, esp one having swings, slides, etc, or adjoining a school

2. a place or region particularly popular as a sports or holiday resort

3. a sphere of activity

   reading was his private playground

Word History and Origins

Origin of playground¹

First recorded in 1770–80; play + ground ¹

Example Sentences

“At noon, during lunch on the playground, I would have the boys play the girls,” she told the Athletic.

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At Eugene Field Grammar School in Chicago, we had regular air-raid drills, and I remember going about the playground there singing:

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Though Real Madrid would shape him into the best young player in Europe, Doncic believes the foundations of his game were set earlier, in Slovenia, on the playground, outside, on crooked rims, without adults hovering.

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Make programming “playgrounds” where model parameters can be tweaked.

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The witness was then asked about a line in another message, which the court heard said that Ms Wandelt recalled playing the playground game Ring a Ring o' Roses.

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