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parking meters

  • plural
    of parking meter.
    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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Equipped with super glue and expanding foam, the mystery vigilante has defaced dozens of newly installed parking meters across North Berwick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025

The size and shape of the coins remain unchanged, which is key because of the still widespread use of coins in vending machines, supermarket self-checkouts and parking meters.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024

Question: Who owns the parking meters in Chicago?

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024

I led the way as we coasted by the parking meters along the edge of the beach.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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