parkway

noun
park·​way | \ ˈpärk-ˌwā How to pronounce parkway (audio) \

Definition of parkway

: a broad landscaped thoroughfare

Examples of parkway in a Sentence

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Other improvements to the park will include upgrades to the restroom, seating improvements along the lake, improvements in parkways and pathways that will make the park more accessible to people with disabilities, a new picnic shelter, and more. USA TODAY, "Penal farm to produce farm, music under the sea: News from around our 50 states," 16 July 2019 Sewell said that preserving the trees along the parkway is the top public concern. Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "Public works looking to renovate Eastern Parkway, return to Olmsted’s ‘original intent’," 12 July 2019 The parkways and park roads will now begin with Bde Maka Ska. Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, "The signs, they are a-changin’: Minneapolis Park Board renames roads near Bde Maka Ska," 29 Apr. 2019 Keenan said more than 1,300 parkway trees infested by the beetle were removed by the village, primarily between 2012 and 2017. Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Deadline approaches for Deerfield residents interested in replacing trees lost to Emerald Ash Borer," 29 July 2019 The treatment area is at Panther Creek and Teel parkways, near Lone Star High School in northwest Frisco. Dallas News, "Frisco to apply larvicide after two mosquito pools test positive for West Nile virus," 5 July 2019 The mitigation project helped the city obtain permits for the next phase of a deep-tunnel drainage system along a parkway. USA TODAY, "Mermaid Parade, Lincoln’s Bible, District 12: News from around our 50 states," 24 June 2019 Additional trees will be moved along the parkway in the town’s Brantwood subdivision, Brown said. Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, "NIPSCO tree removal to monitor pipelines planned for Highland," 4 June 2019 In its first year, the village treated 120 parkway trees in a partnership with homeowners that charged them a dollar per inch of the tree's width. Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ozaukee County 'witnessing the extinction of an entire forest species' as ash trees die," 20 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of parkway

1875, in the meaning defined above

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parkway

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English Language Learners Definition of parkway

US : a wide road with trees and grass along the sides and often in the middle

parkway

noun
park·​way | \ ˈpärk-ˌwā How to pronounce parkway (audio) \

Kids Definition of parkway

: a broad landscaped highway

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