picnic area
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- noun
- /ˈpɪknɪk ˈɛəriə/
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zona de picnic
- After setting up the food, we relaxed in the picnic area surrounded by beautiful trees.
Examples
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We enjoyed our lunch at the picnic area near the lake, where there are tables and benches.
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Hiking and mountain bike trails, a disc golf course, tennis, basketball, and baseball fields, plus picnic areas.
Blog text (12) -
Could we just talk about it at the picnic area?
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I could see them from where I was sitting at the picnic area.
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Park facilities also include covered picnic areas and an observation deck.
Academic text (1996) -
Just before she crossed the border, she pulled into a picnic area and sat staring at the trees of autumn all around her.
Fiction book (1997) -
Children were playing on the swings and jungle gym while their mothers watched them from a nearby picnic area.
Fiction book (1999) -
There are lookout points and a picnic area on the 1 3/4-mile Kilimanjaro Safari Walk.
Academic text (2001) -
Green building features landscaped roof deck, BBQ, glass-enclosed outdoor picnic area for private parties, succulent garden.
Blog text (34) -
Three riparian corridors were selected for this study, including the west and east forks of the San Gabriel River, located in the Angeles National Forest and the Applewhite Picnic area in the San Bernardino National Forest.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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An outdoor place with tables where people eat and relax
How Equipped
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an outdoor place for picnics' is directly compositional from 'picnic' (an outdoor meal) + 'area' (a region/place), so a learner who knows both words can infer this refers to a place designated for picnics. This follows a common noun+noun/location construction found across languages, making it immediately understandable at B1.
Etymology
Picnic area comes from the simple idea of a place for a picnic: picnic means a casual outdoor meal and area means a place. Parks set aside spots with tables, benches and grills so people can relax and 'have a picnic', so the phrase now means a prepared outdoor place for eating and resting.