recreational facility
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- noun
- /ˌrɛkrieɪˈeɪʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti/
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instalación recreativa
- Responding to the decline in recreational facilities, seventy-five men representing seventeen different sporting clubs assembled in February of that year.
- parks and recreational facilities
- expensive recreational facilities
- other recreational facilities
Examples
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The company controlled the housing, the store, the medical facilities, the town saloon, and all recreational facilities.
Academic text (2004) -
The areas outside the quad are dedicated to sports and recreational facilities.
Academic text (2003) -
All over town, more and more residents and visitors are using city recreational facilities.
Blog text (6) -
However, they show lower utility for both indoor and outdoor recreational facilities.
Academic text (2016) -
Increasingly expensive recreational facilities may be more attainable for community colleges when they join forces with other entities.
Academic text (1995) -
Similarly, most residents of urban areas have experienced carrying capacity excesses on mass transit systems, public beaches, and recreational facilities.
Academic text (2001) -
We also consider how this victory ultimately contributed to desegregation at the city's other recreational facilities, including ball fields and swimming pools.
Academic text (2008) -
Programs conducted at community-owned and operated recreational facilities, as well as private and commercial clubs, provide numerous opportunities to supplement in-class learning.
Academic text (1990) -
The library, classroom, health-care, and recreational facilities are all inadequate, inaccessible, and exceedingly Spartan.
Academic text (1990) -
The community center offers a variety of activities, including access to sports and other recreational facilities.
Synonyms
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A public place or building where people play sports and enjoy leisure activities
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A park with rides, games, and places to eat
Antonyms
How Equipped
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'recreational' (relating to leisure activities) + 'facility' (a building or equipment for a specific use), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a place for leisure or relaxation. This follows a common noun + modifier pattern found across languages and is therefore immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Recreational facility combines recreational (for fun and rest) and facility (a place that makes things easy). Imagine a building with a pool, gym and playground that helps people relax and play, which is why it means 'a public place for leisure and relaxation'.