1. 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 (1913-2005)
   - Rosa Parks

1. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
   "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park";
   - parkland
    
2. A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
   "they went for a walk in the park";
   - commons, common, green
    
3. A lot where cars are parked
   "The multi-story car park was almost full";
   - parking lot, car park [Brit], parking area, parking garage [N. Amer]
    
4. (baseball) a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
   "take me out to the park";
   - ballpark [N. Amer]
    
5. A gear position that acts as a parking brake
   "they put the car in park and got out"

1. [informal] Place temporarily
   "park your bag in this locker"; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"
    
2. Manoeuvre a vehicle into a parking space
   "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

See also: parked

Type of: arena, bowl [N. Amer], channelise [Brit], channelize, civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker, direct, gear, gear mechanism, guide, head, lay, lot, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, place, point, pose, position, put, set, sports stadium, stadium, steer, tract

Part of: populated area, urban area

Encyclopedia: Parks, Missouri