parking
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- noun
- /ˈpɑrkɪŋ/
:
aparcamiento (España)
- The concert venue has limited parking available for attendees.
- parking lot
- valet parking
- parking garage
The paparazzi hold parking spaces for those guys.
- The paparazzi hold parking spaces for those guys.
- Oh yes, free parking for people who are depressed.
- And it's when you're going to a place and parking is kind of scarce, right?
- There is tons of wheelchair accessible parking spots.
- And then as expected, the problem, OK, so I'm standing in the DMV parking lot here.
- You sometimes just don't go ahead when you say looking for parking.
- OK, so we get in a line to get out of the airport parking.
- We got perfect parking and I'm going to go put time in my car.
- There was a tattooed shop in the foggy glow, seagulls in the parking lot.
Examples
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Jacob drives his mail truck into the huge post office parking garage on 34th Street.
Fiction book (1990) -
I found a great spot for parking right in front of the store.
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Gave it to her right there in the parking lot.
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Anyway, we had to park in the parking garage behind it.
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We're having trouble finding this parking garage as well.
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When the new owner drove into the parking lot, his was the only car there.
Academic text (2012) -
I finally arrived at the campus, found the parking area, and exited my car.
Academic text (2008) -
There is tons of wheelchair accessible parking spots.
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About one o'clock in the afternoon, we decided to return to the parking area for our box lunches.
Academic text (2011) -
Please remember to pay at the parking meter before leaving your car.
Synonyms
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An area or building where people leave cars for a short time
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A place to leave a car while you go somewhere
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A marked place for one car in a lot, garage, or on a street
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A marked place to leave a car for a short time
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A place where people leave their cars for a short time
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A place where people leave cars or other vehicles
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An area for leaving cars or other vehicles
Compounds
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A machine by a parking space that takes coins or cards to let you park for a short time
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A service at hotels or restaurants where a person parks and brings back your car for you
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Etymology
The word parking comes from park, an old word for a closed or fenced area meaning 'enclosed area'. So parking as a place is simply an area where you leave vehicles, like a small 'park' for cars.