to parallel-park
- verb
- /ˈpærəˌlɛl pɑrk/
- Now why don't you parallel park right here?
- parallel park your car
- tried to parallel-park
- learn how to parallel-park
Examples
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I was teaching her how to parallel park.
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She had trouble parallel parking across the street from Alicia's house.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was, uh, parallel parking.
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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.
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Don't even try to parallel park, just pull right in.
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After arriving back at the compound and parallel parking, the examiner told me I had passed.
Blog text (3) -
They were parallel parking.
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During the driving lesson, the instructor told her to parallel-park between the two yellow lines.
Synonyms
To stop a vehicle and leave it in a place for a short time
How Obstructive
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Morphology
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.