pleasure ground

noun

The parts of a large garden designed for the use of the owners, as opposed to the useful kitchen garden and the wider park.

Meanings

nounpleasure ground (plural pleasure grounds)

plural pleasure grounds · alternative pleasure-ground

  1. The parts of a large garden designed for the use of the owners, as opposed to the useful kitchen garden and the wider park.

    Synonyms: pleasure garden, pleasance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe parts of a large garden designed for the use of the owners, as opposed to the useful kitchen garden and the wider park.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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