United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
"The history books honor Rosa Parks as the catalyst for the modern Civil Rights movement after she refused to surrender her bus seat."
plural of park
"The children played in several local parks on their way home from school."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of park
"The bus parks at the curb every morning before school starts."
In plain English: To park means to stop your vehicle and leave it there without moving for now.
"We should park our cars in the garage to keep them safe from rain."
A surname.
"During the family reunion, Cousin Steve Parks told everyone about his new job in Seattle."
The word parks is a modern spelling of parkes, which originally referred to an ironmonger or metalworker. This term likely entered English through the influence of similar-sounding names rather than evolving from an older root meaning related to open spaces.