parkway

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/ === Etymology 1 === From park +‎ way. ==== Noun ==== parkway (plural parkways) (dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way. (US) A scenic freeway. (US) A divided highway with a landscaped median. (Chicago) A tree lawn. ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: パークウェイ (pākuwei) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === By surface analysis, a blend of car park +‎ railway. However, it is possible that the term originally derived from Bristol Parkway railway station built in the early 1970s, which appears to have been named after the M32 motorway, also called Parkway because it runs through Stoke Park. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) ==== Noun ==== parkway (plural parkways) (rail transport, UK, Australia) A railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange. ===== Usage notes ===== In Britain at least, the names of parkway stations are capitalised. === References === parkway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “parkway”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “parkway”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.