double-park

[ duhb-uhl-pahrk ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈpɑrk /

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verb (used with or without object)

to park alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the curb.

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Origin of double-park

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

OTHER WORDS FROM double-park

double-parker, noun

How to use double-park in a sentence

And Ollie says, ‘Oh, I see, well, let me have two double vodka martinis.’
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A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.
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He went on to say that even such double horrors had never kept cops from continuing on.
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Faced with the loss of middle class voters, the administration seems determined to double down on its current coalition.
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Albuquerque Economic Development, a private non-profit, estimates the five year growth rate at almost double the U.S. in general.
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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
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All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.
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The wretched young man persistently exercises his right of crying "Banco," and so practically going double or quits each time.
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British Dictionary definitions for double-park

double-park

verb

to park (a car or other vehicle) alongside or directly opposite another already parked by the roadside, thereby causing an obstruction

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