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park*/*/
[pɑːk] noun [C] I
1) an open public area with grass and trees in a town. Parks often have sports fields or places for children to play.
2) an area in the countryside that is protected by the government for people to enjoy. Parks often have important natural features such as lakes or mountains
Yellowstone National Park[/ex]
II
verb [I/T]
park */[pɑːk]
to move a vehicle into a place where you are going to leave it for a period of time
Mary parked the car at the side of the road.[/ex]

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