- an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- an enclosed area or a stadium used for sports: a baseball park.
- a considerable extent of land forming the grounds of a country house.
- a tract of land reserved for wild animals; game preserve.
- a broad valley in a mountainous region.
- a space where vehicles, especially automobiles, may be assembled or stationed.
- amusement park.
- theme park.
- any area set aside for public recreation.
- Military.
- the space occupied by the assembled guns, tanks, or vehicles of a military unit.
- the assemblage so formed.
- (formerly) the ammunition trains and reserve artillery of an army.
- a setting in an automatic transmission in which the transmission is in neutral and the brake is engaged.
- to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time.
- to put, leave, or settle: Park your coat on the chair. Park yourself over there for a moment.
- to assemble (equipment or supplies) in a military park.
- to enclose in or as in a park.
- to invest (funds) in a stock, bond, etc., considered to be a safe investment with little chance of depreciation, as during a recession or an unstable economic period, or until one finds a more profitable investment.
- to place (a satellite) in orbit.
- to park a car, bicycle, etc.
- to engage in kissing and caressing in a parked car.
- Scottish explorer in Africa.
- U.S. sociologist.
- a large area of land preserved in a natural state for recreational use by the public
- a piece of open land in a town with public amenities
- an area, esp of mountain country, reserved for recreational purposes
- a large area of land forming a private estate
- an enclosed tract of land where wild beasts are protected, acquired by a subject by royal grant or prescription
- an area designed and landscaped to accommodate a group of related enterprises, businesses, research establishments, etc
- US and Canadian See amusement park
- US, Canadian and NZ See car park
- a playing field or sports stadium
- a soccer pitch
- a gear selector position on the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle that acts as a parking brake
- the area in which the equipment and supplies of a military formation are assembled
- a high valley surrounded by mountains in the western US
- to stop and leave (a vehicle) temporarily
- to manoeuvre (a motor vehicle) into a space for it to be left
- to register (securities) in the name of another or of nominees in order to conceal their real ownership
- to leave or put somewhere
- to arrange equipment in a park
- to enclose in or as a park
- Mungo (ˈmʌŋɡəʊ). 1771–1806, Scottish explorer. He led two expeditions (1795–97; 1805–06) to trace the course of the Niger in Africa. He was drowned during the second expedition
- Nick, full name Nicholas Wulstan Park. born 1958, British animator and film director; his films include A Grand Day Out (1992), which introduced the characters Wallace and Gromit, and the feature-length Chicken Run (2000)
- Chung Hee. (ˈtʃʊŋ ˈhiː). 1917–79, South Korean politician; president of the Republic of Korea (1963–79); assassinated
