playground

/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

children's | adventure | school

PLAYGROUND + NOUN

bully, bullying | equipment

duty

Mrs. Chen was assigned playground duty every Tuesday and Friday afternoon.

PREP

in a/the ~

The kids were playing tag in the playground after school.

Definitions

noun

A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).

The kids have to go to the playground during recess, no matter the weather.

The local council have set up a new playground, equipped with slides, swings, and a climbing wall.

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.

Kjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspersed with innumerable lakes, large and small, is known as Oslo's playground.

A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.

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Example Bank

The kids have to go to the playground during recess, no matter the weather.

Wiktionary

The local council have set up a new playground, equipped with slides, swings, and a climbing wall.

Wiktionary

Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where

Wiktionary

The rain prevented the boys from playing baseball on the playground.

Tatoeba · #26756

The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.

Tatoeba · #62871

There was no student in the playground.

Tatoeba · #62949

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, playground is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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