parking meter

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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

How to use parking meter in a sentence

Although parking meters are operational, the city is not ticketing vehicles on expired meters.
D.C. will begin to ramp up parking enforcement this month|Luz Lazo|March 11, 2021|Washington Post
Bowser said enforcement of expired parking meters and residential parking permits would return soon.
D.C. will begin to ramp up parking enforcement this month|Luz Lazo|March 11, 2021|Washington Post
Just a few years ago, smart cities, a catch-all phrase for connecting urban infrastructure like parking meters and stoplights online, had major buzz.
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The kid moved again, slowly across the parking lot to the garbage bin.
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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.
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They finally arrived in a dark, empty parking lot in the middle of the night, despite her repeated protests.
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Then one day he saw another Pacer in the parking lot of a chicken joint.
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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
Down the block, a taxi that had been parked with meter ticking across from Engel's apartment-hotel drew away slowly.
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
Plants are set out one meter apart in each direction, as they spread considerably.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
I think the change began with the failure of the supply of gas from the penny-in-the-slot meter.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions

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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