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parkway
UK /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/ US /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/
noun 5name 5
Definitions
noun
1
A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
This street, transferred to the West Side park system in 1879, was extended and changed into a parkway passing through that pretty and well-improved urban space, Union Park
Where the boundary roads are the only roads, the whole strip is properly called a parkway; and this name is retained even when the space between the boundary roads is reduced to lowest terms and becomes nothing more than a shaded green ribbon, devoted perhaps to the separate use of the otherwise dangerous electric cars. In other words, parkways, like parks, may be absolutely formal or strikingly picturesque, according to circumstances.
2
A scenic freeway.
3
A divided highway with a landscaped median.
As they cruised, she remembered the old saw: Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?
4
A tree lawn.
noun
1
A railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.
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