parking meter

noun

a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.

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Origin of parking meter

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby parking meter

parkin, parking, parking brake, parking disc, parking lot, parking meter, parking orbit, parking ramp, parking strip, parking ticket, parkinson
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British Dictionary definitions for parking meter

parking meter

noun

a timing device, usually coin-operated, that indicates how long a vehicle may be left parked
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