play structure

Kids climb here

A play structure is outdoor equipment for children to climb, slide, swing, and play on—the modern term for what older generations called a jungle gym or playground equipment.

Play structures typically combine multiple elements: platforms, ladders, slides, monkey bars, and climbing walls.

The park just installed a new play structure.

Opposites
purpose/function

play structurework station

Assigned spot for tasks

prison yard · factory equipment · industrial equipment · industrial machinery · factory machinery

physical form/complexity

play structureswing

Suspended recreational seat

seesaw · sandbox

engagement type

play structurebus shelter

Roofed structure for passengers

park bench · holding cell · penalty box

Family

play, structure, plays, played, playing, player, players, playful, playfully

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G