parking

[ par-king ]

/ ˈpær kɪŋ /

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noun

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

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.

permission to park vehicles: Is there parking on this side of the street?

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

parking strip.

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

of, pertaining to, used for, or engaged in parking, especially of vehicles: parking regulations; a parking ticket; a parking space; a parking attendant.

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Origin of parking

First recorded in 1520–30; park + -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM parking

un·park·ing, adjective

Words nearby parking

Parkes, parkette, Park Forest, parkie, parkin, parking, parking brake, parking disc, parking lot, parking meter, parking orbit

How to use parking in a sentence

More than 700 restaurants have applied for a temporary streatery permit, which allows restaurants to expand seating during the coronavirus pandemic by placing tables in nearby alleys, sidewalks and parking lanes.
Busboys and Poets to launch ‘streatery’ east of the Anacostia River|Michael Brice-Saddler|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Metro won’t charge parking fees at the Addison Road station during the shutdown.
Two Blue Line Metro stations to close through late May for platform work|Justin George|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
“It seems that if you want to improve the game-day experience, you would first look at ticket prices, parking and food — not dismantling a popular and successful cheerleading program,” Banks said.
Former cheerleaders settle with Washington Football Team as program’s future is in doubt|Beth Reinhard|February 10, 2021|Washington Post
“It’s like the Hunger Games,” Eileen Robbins said from her car in a parking lot filled with National Guard members.
It’s Prague on the Potomac, as we wearily wait for a shot at the vaccine|Petula Dvorak|February 8, 2021|Washington Post

One garage offered parking for the “Health Care Heroes” the NFL invited to the game.
Super Bowl highlights: Bucs celebrate championship, Tom Brady wins MVP|Des Bieler, Mark Maske, Chuck Culpepper|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
The kid moved again, slowly across the parking lot to the garbage bin.
The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart|Pete Dexter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nearby, Loescher added, parking lots are a great place to see the onslaught.
The Fiery Underground Oil Pit Eating L.A.|Geoff Manaugh|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In August, an 18-year-old was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer after a car crash in a parking lot near a Walmart store.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They finally arrived in a dark, empty parking lot in the middle of the night, despite her repeated protests.
The Ten Worst Uber Horror Stories|Olivia Nuzzi|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then one day he saw another Pacer in the parking lot of a chicken joint.
‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love|Kevin Fallon|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Delancy turned the sedan through the door of the big garage, rolled across the wide parking floor to the cement ramp at the rear.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Then headed for the car parked down beyond the "No Parking" zone directly in front of the bank.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Penny, however, had left her car in the snowy parking lot, which was convenient to the river.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
On the snow-banked parking lot where the car had been left, there now stood only one vehicle, an unpainted, two-wheel trailer.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
The car came within a stone's throw of the factory, where it turned into a parking lot.
The Whispering Spheres|Russell Robert Winterbotham