pleasure ground

Recreational outdoor space

A pleasure ground is a landscaped area designed for recreation and enjoyment, typically featuring gardens, walking paths, and ornamental plantings.

The term is somewhat old-fashioned, associated with Victorian parks and estate gardens: The manor's pleasure grounds extended down to the river.

Distinguished from working land like farms or orchards.

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path · theme park · funfair · swing · amusement park · garden · slide · picnic spot · hedge maze · parterre · flower · commons · stately home · orangerie · tree · grass · grotto · green

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Agricultural terrain

worksite · industrial site · labor camp · work camp · agricultural land

human cultivation/development

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Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wasteland · backcountry · badlands · scrubland · desert

emotional association

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Mass execution location

battleground · battlefield · graveyard · cemetery · burial ground

Family

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