parkway means A place name:; A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
parkway is pronounced /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/.
Etymology
From park + way.
name
- A place name:; A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
- A place name:; A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, named after two roads with Parkway in their name.
- A place name:; A village in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
- A place name:; A suburb of Wainuiomata, Wellington region, New Zealand, presumably named after a road in the area.
- A place name:; A hamlet in Ledbury parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7135).
- A place name:; A northern suburb (housing estate) in Haverhill, West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL6646).
noun
- A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.“This street, transferred to the West Side park system in 1879, was extended and changed into a parkway passing through that pretty and well-improved urban space, Union Park”
- A scenic freeway.
- A divided highway with a landscaped median.“As they cruised, she remembered the old saw: Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?”
- A tree lawn.
- A railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.
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