parking

[par-king]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that parks, especially a vehicle.

2. space in which to park vehicles, as at a place of business or a public event.

   There's plenty of free parking at the stadium.

3. permission to park vehicles.

   Is there parking on this side of the street?

4. the activity or occupation of a person who operates or works in a parking lot, garage, or the like.

5. parking strip.

6. Informal.,  the act of kissing and caressing in a parked car.

   Some of the couples went parking on their way home from the dance.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, used for, or engaged in parking, especially of vehicles.

   parking regulations; a parking ticket; a parking space; a parking attendant.

Other Word Forms

• unparking adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parking¹

First recorded in 1520–30; park + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Developer Dido Property Limited wants to build workshops, offices, 18 sound stages, cafes and parking spaces.

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Kerosene tanks were buried underneath the parking areas.

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Some traditional methods to protecting your vehicle — like parking it in a garage — are still reliable, Sutter said.

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In a parking lot, at an intersection, or pounding down a dirt trail, there is no mistaking the Crosstrek for anything else, even at a distance.

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As the Liberty Van rolled into the Home Depot, its driver slowed, lowered the window and waved at day laborers standing around the parking lot.

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