From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Park \Park\ (p[aum]rk), noun [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.
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.
While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. --Waller.
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.
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.
5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also {parc}.]
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 park} a 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]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
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