Meaning of playplace | Babel Free

Definitions

A place for recreation and play.

Examples

“Lanny sat for a while looking out over the peaceful strait of water, which makes a playplace as well as a channel of commerce for the great metropolis.”

“Make⟳ a playplace and a showplace of your lawn with Lawn Billiards’ color-brite court equipment—weather-proof plastic balls, enameled metal pockets, streamlined mallets, gleaming markers, etc.”

“Play⟳ is the botanical gardens, the dinner table surrounded by friends and graced with the perfect centerpiece, the soccer field dotted with children running breathlessly. I would suggest⟳ that this playplace, playfield, playground is related to the idea of sacred space. The garden of Eden became a playground in that it was designated with boundaries as a place⟳ for Adam and Eve to enjoy⟳.”

“Gavven and Mom walked back down the street and around to the playplace on the next street. The playplace wasn’t a school, but most small children went there for two or three hours each day. They enjoyed playing together with the toys and pets. The playplace was a big brick building, but today it, too, was being painted lavender.”

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