parkway /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/ noun5 •(US) A scenic freeway. •(US) A divided highway with a landscaped median.As they cruised, she remembered the old saw: Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway? •(old-fashioned) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.This street, transferred to the West Side park system in 1879, was extended and changed into a parkway passing through that pretty and well-improved urban space, Union Park — 1891 •(UK, Australia) A railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange. •A tree lawn. formsparkways