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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
park \park\ paumrk, n. as. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. f.
parc; both being of the same origin; cf. ll. parcus,
parricus, ir. gael. pairc, w. park, parwg. cf. paddock an
inclosure, parrock.
1. eng. law a piece of ground inclosed, and stored with
beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription,
or the king's grant. --mozley w.
1913 webster
2. a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or
adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game,
for walking, riding, or the like. --chaucer.
1913 webster
while in the park i sing, the listening deer
attend my passion, and forget to fear. --waller.
1913 webster
3. a piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and
kept for ornament and recreation; as, hyde park in london;
central park in new york.
1913 webster
4. mil. a space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons,
and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance
stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought
together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of
wagons; a park of artillery.
1913 webster
5. a partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
written also parc.
1913 webster
6. any place where vehicles are assembled according to a
definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.
webster 1913 suppl.
7. a position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic
transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which
the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.
pjc
park of artillery. see under artillery.
park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.
industrial parka region located typically in a suburban or
rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business
use as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes
heavy industry, often having some parklike
characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and
sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. the sponsoring
agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as
water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial
parks, an airport.
pjc
see also:
paddock parrock parc park of artillery artillery park phaeton
industrial park
- [2] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
parc
palo alto research center org., usa, xerox
- [3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
parc n. see xerox parc.
see also:
xerox parc
- [4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
parc
xerox parc
see also:
xerox parc
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
parc, ny -- u.s. census designated place in new york
population 2000: 54
housing units 2000: 29
land area 2000: 1.395329 sq. miles 3.613886 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.395329 sq. miles 3.613886 sq. km
fips code: 56291
located within: new york ny, fips 36
location: 44.668549 n, 73.454735 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
parc, ny
parc
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