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to parallel-park

to parallel-park

8 4.1
Park a car beside the curb between two cars
  • verb
  • /ˈpærəˌlɛl pɑrk/
translation icon : estacionar en paralelo
  • Now why don't you parallel park right here?
  • parallel park your car
  • tried to parallel-park
  • learn how to parallel-park

Examples

  • I was teaching her how to parallel park.

  • She had trouble parallel parking across the street from Alicia's house.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I was, uh, parallel parking.

  • Now after the right, I want you to parallel park in the open space.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I did the best parallel parking job of my life!

    Blog text (24)
  • You know, I think I'm just gonna, um, parallel park here.

  • Don't even try to parallel park, just pull right in.

  • After arriving back at the compound and parallel parking, the examiner told me I had passed.

    Blog text (3)
  • They were parallel parking.

  • During the driving lesson, the instructor told her to parallel-park between the two yellow lines.

Synonyms

to park
vsto parallel-park
819 1.0

To stop a vehicle and leave it in a place for a short time

is used when positioning a vehicle alongside the curb in line with others

How Obstructive

to obstruct
119 5.1
to parallel-park
8 4.1
to park
819 1.0

Surface Forms

parallel-park infinitive
parallel-parked past participle
parallel-parking present participle
parallel-parks third person singular

Morphology

parallel-park = parallel + park (transparent) = parallel + park

Clear compound of 'parallel' + 'park': the action of parking in a parallel orientation to the curb is directly inferable.

Etymology

Parallel-park comes from the words parallel ('side by side') and park ('to leave a car'). So, to parallel-park is to park your car 'side by side' with the curb and other cars.