noun
playground
PLAYG-rownd
noun
1
An outdoor area, often with swings and slides, set aside for children to play.
"The kids raced straight to the swings when we reached the playground."
"The school built a new playground with a climbing frame."
2
Any place or situation where someone is free to act however they like, without much restriction.
"For hackers, an open network is a playground."
3
A sandbox environment for testing code against an API.
"You can try out the API calls in the developer playground before writing real code."
How to Use Playground
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA space — physical or figurative — set aside for free play or experimentation.
Common pairings
school playground
API playground
adult playground
Word Forms
playgrounds plural
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Etymology
From play + ground, echoing the older Old English pleġstede ("play-place").