adventure playground

adventure playground — adventure playgrounds N COUNT An adventure playground is an area of land for children to play in, usually in cities or in a park. It has wooden structures and equipment such as ropes, nets, and rubber tyres. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

adventure playground — Brit. a children s playground, often in a somewhat desolate urban area, that utilizes derelict industrial or commercial items or products for equipment, as used tires for swings and wooden crates for tunnels. [1965 70] * * * adventure playground… …   Useful english dictionary

adventure playground — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms adventure playground : singular adventure playground plural adventure playgrounds British an outside play area for older children, consisting of structures for climbing on, ropes for swinging on etc …   English dictionary

adventure playground — /ədvɛntʃə ˈpleɪgraʊnd/ (say uhdvenchuh playgrownd) noun a children s playground equipped with large artefacts such as pipes, vehicle bodies, etc., or large naturally occurring materials as heavy logs, boulders, etc., the whole being calculated to …   Australian English dictionary

adventure playground — Brit. a children s playground, often in a somewhat desolate urban area, that utilizes derelict industrial or commercial items or products for equipment, as used tires for swings and wooden crates for tunnels. [1965 70] * * * …   Universalium

adventure playground — ad.venture playground n BrE an area of ground for children to play on, with equipment and structures for climbing on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

adventure playground — noun Brit. a playground containing structures encouraging physically challenging play …   English new terms dictionary

adventure playground — noun (C) BrE an area of ground for children to play on, with exciting equipment and structures for climbing on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

playground — /play grownd /, n. 1. an area used for outdoor play or recreation, esp. by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings. 2. Informal. any place, environment, or facility used for recreation or amusement, as a… …   Universalium

playground — n. 1) (BE) an adventure playground ( children s playground designed for spontaneous play ) 2) a city, public playground * * * [ pleɪgraʊnd] public playground a city (BE) an adventure playground ( children s playground designed for spontaneous… …   Combinatory dictionary

adventure — n. & v. n. 1 an unusual and exciting experience. 2 a daring enterprise; a hazardous activity. 3 enterprise (the spirit of adventure). 4 a commercial speculation. v.intr. 1 (often foll. by into, upon) dare to go or come. 2 (foll. by on, upon) dare …   Useful english dictionary