Definitions for PlayGround
ˈpleɪˌgraʊndplay·ground

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resort area, playground, vacation spotnoun

   an area where many people go for recreation

2. playgroundnoun

   yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. playgroundnoun

   A large open space to play on, usually for children.

2. playgroundnoun

   A yard or other open-air space on a school campus where the children can play, especially during breaks

3. playgroundnoun

   Small area with dedicated play equipment, usually for children

   The city park playgrounds offer various slides, tubes and swings.

4. playgroundnoun

   Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.

   The exclusive tropical island was a millionaire's playground.

5. Etymology: to play + ground

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1. Playground

   A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people with disabilities. A playground might exclude children below (or above) a certain age. Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the seesaw, merry-go-round, swingset, slide, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, spring rider, trapeze rings, playhouses, and mazes, many of which help children develop physical coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as providing recreation and enjoyment and supporting social and emotional development. Common in modern playgrounds are play structures that link many different pieces of equipment. Playgrounds often also have facilities for playing informal games of adult sports, such as a baseball diamond, a skating arena, a basketball court, or a tether ball. Public playground equipment installed in the play areas of parks, schools, childcare facilities, institutions, multiple family dwellings, restaurants, resorts, and recreational developments, and other areas of public use. A type of playground called a playscape is designed to provide a safe environment for play in a natural setting.

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1. playground

   A playground is an outdoor or indoor area designed and equipped for children to play, typically featuring structures and equipment such as slides, swings, merry-go-rounds, climbing frames, and sandboxes. These areas are commonly established in parks, schools, and other public places for recreational activity and physical exercise.

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1. Playgroundnoun

   a piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school

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1. Playground

   A playground, playpark, or play area is a place with a specific design for children to be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors. Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the seesaw, merry-go-round, swingset, slide, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, spring rider, monkey bars, overhead ladder, trapeze rings, playhouses, and mazes, many of which help children develop physical coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as providing recreation and enjoyment. Common in modern playgrounds are play structures that link many different pieces of equipment. Playgrounds often also have facilities for playing informal games of adult sports, such as a baseball diamond, a skating arena, a basketball court, or a tether ball. Public playground equipment refers to equipment intended for use in the play areas of parks, schools, child care facilities, institutions, multiple family dwellings, restaurants, resorts, and recreational developments, and other areas of public use. A type of playground called a playscape is designed to provide a safe environment for play in a natural setting.

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1. playground

   A type of defined space created and designed in various colors, materials, play equipment, outdoor furniture, shapes, sizes and styles for children to interact and play together appropriate and proportionate to the environment and location.

   Playgrounds are a vital part of human life for children, their social interactions, play , health and well-being.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

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1. playground

   The playground symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the playground symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Yard

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How to pronounce PlayGround?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PlayGround in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PlayGround in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PlayGround in a Sentence

1. Mike Myers:

   I love creating characters, and Netflix has given me a fantastic playground to play in.

2. Thomas Birr:

   We're not that afraid of other energy companies, in the future, we'll be competing in a whole different arena, in which technology firms will play a greater role. That's the playground we have to prepare for.

3. Benoit Bruneau:

   This is an apex predator living on isolated islands, and it's absolutely gigantic. It's just an awesome animal, reptiles are kind of like a playground for evolution. There is so much diversity in size and form and behavior and their physiology.

4. Harley LeBon:

   It is puzzling to me as to why Maryland Child Protective Services continues to accuse these parents of being negligent under a law which seemingly applies to children being left alone in buildings or cars, now it appears Child Protective Services have stretched the law to apply to walking home from a school and to a playground ? I guess the question to consider is,' Is Child Protective Services the state's job to determine whether our children are independent enough to walk to and from the playground or is it the parent's decision ?'.

5. Tom Dompier:

   If my son in a year or two wants to play tackle football and can find equipment that fits him, I'll let him do it, up to age 14, he's more likely to get a concussion on the playground or his bicycle than he is playing football.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PlayGround
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Playground
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PlayGround
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PlayGround
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PlayGround