An outdoor playset is a structure erected outside for children to play on and around.

Contents

• 1 Components
• 2 Safety
  • 2.1 Play surface
• 3 Playhouses
• 4 See also
• 5 External links
• 6 References

Components

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Typical components of an outdoor playset include:

• Towers. In a playset, a tower is a vertical structure with one or more decks placed at various levels. A deck is essentially a horizontal play surface contained within or attached to a tower.
• Bridges. Towers may be connected to one another via fixed bridges or chain bridges for children to walk across.
• Ladders. Rope ladders and fixed ladders are common accessories for playsets.
• Sandboxes. A sandbox often accompanies an outdoor playset.
• Slides. Playground slides may be covered or uncovered.
• Swings. Swings are usually mounted on a free-standing swingset.
• Monkey bars. Towers may be connected by monkey bars as well as bridges.

Safety

In July 2001, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that each year, more than 200,000 children are taken to hospital emergency rooms due to playground-related injuries. Most injuries occur when a child falls onto the playground surface.

Noun

castle (plural castles)

1. A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
2. A chess piece shaped like a castle tower which is also called a rook.
3. (obsolete) A close helmet.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, p. 12,

     The castle was perhaps a figurative name for a close headpiece deduced from its enclosing and defending the head, as a castle did the whole body; or a corruption from the Old French word casquetel, a small or light helmet.

Usage notes

For the chess piece, chess players prefer the term rook.

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See also:

• Business: Construction and Maintenance: Materials and Supplies: Site Construction: Playground Equipment (68)
• Shopping: Toys and Games: Outdoor Play (12)

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• Fun Kids Playtime
  fun-kids.com
  Commercial and residential equipment with a variety of options.
• Eastern Jungle Gym Inc.
  easternjunglegym.com
  Offering redwood play structures including jungle gyms and accessories.
• Tanglewood Design
  playhousedesigns.com
  Playhouse plan designs, many of which include yard storage options. Children's furniture including bunk beds and bed/loft combinations. Also offers wall shelves, fireplaces and other accessories for playhouses.