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parkful

parkful noun: enough to fill a park.

Noun

parkful (plural parkfuls or parksful)

  1. Enough to fill a park.
    • But if we have an ocean of Admirals, with only a Trafalgar Square Basin to put them in, we have likewise a whole parkful of Captains, and nothing but charity boys to give them to lead to victory.1849, “A Stock of Admirals, Captains, & Generals, Sufficient to Last for the Next 100 Years”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume 17, London, page 164
    • Parkful Sees Civic Clubs Tie 24 To 24 / A parkful of people watched Lions and Kiwanians struggle to a 24-24 deadlock last night in the softball extravaganza of the year.1949 July 28, The Anadarko Daily News, volume 48, number 298, Anadarko, Okla., page 1

Examples of parkful in a sentence

  • When she heard about Sigrid’s new position, Charlotte envisioned her whipping into shape whole parkfuls of Columbusites with her relentless exercising.1992, Alison Glen, Showcase: A Charlotte Sams Mystery, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 205:
  • Red-hot chili, savory ribs and chicken and top-notch entertainment draw a parkful of people Friday as the 2008 Up In Smoke BBQ Bash begins2008 July 26, Dick Johnson, “Great Bowls of Fire”, in Globe Gazette, page A1:
  • “I think we’ll have a parkful,” he said.2010 April 14, Steve Visser, “Try not to freak out over crowds”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, volume 62, number 104, page A4:

Forms of parkful

pluralparkfuls
pluralparksful

Origin of parkful

From park + -ful.

Questions about parkful

What does parkful mean?
Parkful means enough to fill a park.
How do you use parkful in a sentence?
When she heard about Sigrid’s new position, Charlotte envisioned her whipping into shape whole parkfuls of Columbusites with her relentless exercising.
What part of speech is parkful?
Parkful is a noun.
What is the plural of parkful?
The plural of parkful is parkfuls.

Words near parkful in the dictionary

  1. parkette
  2. parkettes
  3. Parkey
  4. Parkeys
  5. Parkfield
  6. parkful
  7. parkfuls
  8. Parkgate
  9. parkgoer
  10. parkgoers
  11. parkgoing

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