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parkway

[ pahrk-wey ]

/ ˈpɑrkˌweɪ /

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noun

a broad thoroughfare with a dividing strip or side strips planted with grass, trees, etc.

Chiefly New York State and Western New England. a strip of grass, sometimes planted with trees or shrubs, between a sidewalk and curb.

Origin of parkway

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; park + way¹

Words nearby parkway

parkman, parkour, parks, parks, rosa, parkville, parkway, parky, parl., parl. proc., parlance, parlando

Example sentences from the Web for parkway

A week later, Lopez was dead at age 29—shot and killed with an illegal gun on the side of a Long Island parkway.

After Policeman’s Death, Can Obama Finally Answer Gun Law Questions? |Nina E. Gonzalez |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Many turned around in circles at entrances to the Parkway and failed to enter.

Joy Ride |Mark Meadows
Front Street, along the river, is part of a parkway connecting the park system with which the city is encircled.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 |Various
For the five mile ride along the parkway there was no need of observing the speed regulations.

Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer |J. W. Duffield

And he slowed down perceptibly and pulled back to the left to get over into the middle lane of the parkway.

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Across from the county jail on the parkway there near the esplanade.

Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for parkway

parkway

/ (ˈpɑːkˌweɪ) /

noun

(in the US and Canada) a wide road planted with trees, turf, etc