amusement park

Thân thiện

A family enjoys a sunny day at the amusement park.

Definition

Noun: A commercially operated park with various attractions, rides, games, and shows designed to provide entertainment and fun.

Usage

An "amusement park" is a permanent outdoor entertainment venue. It is a specific type of park, distinct from a simple playground or a public park. The term is used to describe the entire facility.

Examples

• We spent the whole day at the amusement park riding roller coasters.
• The city's most famous amusement park attracts millions of visitors each summer.
• For her birthday, she wants to go to an amusement park.

Advanced Usage

• "theme park": A type of amusement park that is organized around a specific theme, such as fairy tales, movies, or a particular culture. All theme parks are amusement parks, but not all amusement parks are theme parks.
  • Disneyland is a famous theme park, which is a specialized kind of amusement park.

Variants and Related Words

• Amusement: (noun) The state or experience of finding something funny or entertaining.
  • The clown's antics provided great amusement for the children.
• Park: (noun) A large public green area.
  • We had a picnic in the park.

Synonyms

• Funfair (chiefly British English)
• Pleasure ground (archaic or formal)

Related Phrases

• "amusement arcade": A room or building containing coin-operated games and machines.
  • The amusement arcade was full of video games and pinball machines.
• "carnival" or "fair": A traveling show with games, rides, and stalls, often temporary, unlike a permanent amusement park.
  • The traveling carnival set up in the empty lot for two weeks.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

Từ đồng nghĩa

• funfair
• pleasure ground