parkland

Everyday

1. Parkland is open land with grass and trees, used as a park. tree →
2. Parkland is grassy land with scattered trees around a big country house. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and local maps it describes green spaces in towns. In Australia «the parklands» names the green belt around a city like Adelaide. In stories it describes open scenery for walks and play.

Examples

• The school is next to an area of parkland. tree →
• Deer graze in the parkland near the castle. tree →
• The city has lots of parkland for walking. tree →
• We had a picnic in the parkland. tree →
• The new houses will be built on old parkland. tree →
• Adelaide is ringed by parklands. tree →
• Keep dogs on a lead in the parkland. tree →
• The parkland covers 20 hectares. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable («an area of parkland»), but «parklands» is used in names. In maths, parkland area problems use square metres or hectares.