parkway

noun

park·​way ˈpärk-ˌwā How to pronounce parkway (audio)
: a broad landscaped thoroughfare

Examples of parkway in a Sentence

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Southbound lanes of the parkway were shut down between Maryland Route 97 and Powder Hill Road following the crash and were fully reopened around 9:30 a.m. Friday. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025 By the numbers: About 50,000 drivers use the parkway on an average day. Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025 New restaurants along McPherson near the parkway include Chick-fil-A, Whataburger, Chili’s and Raising Cane’s. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025 After sunrise, the city went to work clearing an encampment along the parkway between the 110 Freeway and the flood channel that’s existed there since the beginning of the pandemic. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parkway

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parkway was in 1875

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“Parkway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkway. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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parkway

noun
park·​way ˈpär-ˌkwā How to pronounce parkway (audio)
: a broad landscaped highway

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