parking

American  

[par-king] / ˈpær kɪŋ /

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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of parking

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

Example Sentences

Venture funds invested $500 million in Metropolis, which hopes to roll up and automate urban parking.

From The Wall Street Journal

He noted that the Firefly model’s small size is well suited to small parking spaces commonly seen in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Traveling to clinics can mean patients miss work and have to pay for child care and parking, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

After visitation surged during the pandemic, some neighbors were accused by county officials of placing boulders to obstruct public parking.

From Los Angeles Times

Soon after, the expanding group of Optimus engineers moved to a basement, then a large parking lot in another building, one former employee said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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