jungle gym
noun
: a structure of vertical and horizontal bars for use by children at play
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Nearby, his friend’s small child smiled and waved from the playground’s jungle gym. 
Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022 The plaza has myriad murals, turf and a jungle gym illuminated by Edison lights. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2022 It's often used to treat heavy-metal poisoning from thallium or radioactive cesium because its lattice-like network structure—similar to a jungle gym—can trap metal ions from those metals and prevent them from being absorbed by the body. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2022 One day at the playground, Gessen spots a kind and patient man over by the jungle gym, whose daughter is in the process of losing her mind. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 Especially if it's been more than a few years since your schoolyard days on the jungle gym, the simple pulling exercise can be particularly tough to do properly. Kirk Charles, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 In addition to the Fioptics viewing area in left field, there is now a right field family zone, complete with playground, jungle gym and batting cages. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022 In a park beside the sky-blue cathedral of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, in central Kyiv, a few young children clambered over a jungle gym and rocked on a seesaw. New York Times, 2 May 2022 The Shultis rural home on Fawn Road sits on a sprawling lot with a sandbox and a miniature metal bench, a jungle gym and a swing set. Cindy Schultz For Cnn, CNN, 20 Feb. 2022 See More
Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022 The plaza has myriad murals, turf and a jungle gym illuminated by Edison lights. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2022 It's often used to treat heavy-metal poisoning from thallium or radioactive cesium because its lattice-like network structure—similar to a jungle gym—can trap metal ions from those metals and prevent them from being absorbed by the body. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2022 One day at the playground, Gessen spots a kind and patient man over by the jungle gym, whose daughter is in the process of losing her mind. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 Especially if it's been more than a few years since your schoolyard days on the jungle gym, the simple pulling exercise can be particularly tough to do properly. Kirk Charles, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 In addition to the Fioptics viewing area in left field, there is now a right field family zone, complete with playground, jungle gym and batting cages. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022 In a park beside the sky-blue cathedral of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, in central Kyiv, a few young children clambered over a jungle gym and rocked on a seesaw. New York Times, 2 May 2022 The Shultis rural home on Fawn Road sits on a sprawling lot with a sandbox and a miniature metal bench, a jungle gym and a swing set. Cindy Schultz For Cnn, CNN, 20 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
from Junglegym, a trademark
First Known Use
1923, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
jungle gym
noun
: a structure of bars for children to climb on