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

"You can compare it to a child sitting on a playground swing and receiving an energy impulse at the highest point from the parent who is pushing," explains Annika Schmidt from Prof.

From Science Daily

A Hezbollah drone also hit the playground of a kindergarten in a suburb of the Israeli city of Haifa, but no-one was hurt.

From BBC

I was thinking about that idea during my stroll through the park, where a children’s playground has been fenced off for months after being damaged in a fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Growing up at the show’s initial peak during the turn of the millennium, Timmy followed me through school corridors, classrooms and playgrounds - no matter my friends, sociability or relatively good grades.

From BBC

For 5 year old Izan and 3 year old Rubén, few places felt safer than the playground that was their house and garden.

From BBC

Related Words

• park