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Parkway Common

Parkway has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a wide scenic road planted with trees

"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"

2

A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.

"The commuter arrived at the new parkway, where he left his car in the spacious lot before taking the train into the city center."

3

a railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.

In plain English: A parkway is a road built through trees and green spaces that looks more like a scenic drive than a normal street.

"We took the parkway to get home because there was less traffic than on the main streets."

Usage: Use "parkway" to describe a scenic road passing through a park rather than for the specific railway station known as a Park & Ride site. This term emphasizes the route's function as a thoroughfare within green space, distinguishing it from standard highways or transit hubs.

Proper Noun
1

A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

"Residents of Parkway commute to downtown Sacramento every morning."

Example Sentences
"We took the parkway to get home because there was less traffic than on the main streets." noun
"We drove along the scenic parkway to reach the mountains quickly." noun
"The city decided to widen the old parkway for better traffic flow." noun
"A beautiful view of the lake was visible from our window on the parkway." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
road

Origin

The word parkway is a straightforward combination of the words park and way. It was first used to describe a road that leads directly into or through a public park.

Rhyming Words
way away sway tway byway beway howay noway alway ioway myway amway elway on way ordway dugway forway iceway rahway subway
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