parking
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- noun
- /ˈpɑrkɪŋ/
- After our shopping trip, we had trouble finding parking near the mall.
- a parking ticket
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Watch on YouTubeThat was stressful parking though, I'm not gonna lie.
- That was stressful parking though, I'm not gonna lie.
- They do not require parallel parking or curb parking as part of the driving test.
- Pizza boy, valet parking, They're all chasing a dream.
- So yesterday at Trader Joe's, no parking everybody and their dog was at Trader Joe's.
Examples
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Just found parking.
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In the Quarter, you spent half your time figuring out parking strategies.
Fiction book (2002) -
There is a parking problem in this city.
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Look, if this is about those parking tickets, I can explain everything, okay?
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Look, we got a parking ticket.
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Parking in this area is limited to three minutes.
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When I got to the car, I found a Swiss policeman writing out a parking ticket.
Academic text (1996) -
For example, a traffic warden's role is to identify dangerous and illegal parking and to issue parking tickets where appropriate.
Academic text (2014) -
As they walked through the parking lot, Molly was feeling the old desperation that accompanied dead ends.
Fiction book (1995) -
They do not require parallel parking or curb parking as part of the driving test.
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
How Convenient
- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word parking (the action) comes from the verb park, which once meant 'to put into a park' or a safe, enclosed spot. That's why parking means placing a vehicle where you can leave it for a time.