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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 East Lothian Council's decision to install parking meters has been met with an "unprecedented" level of hostility.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

Text-to-pay options will be available on all L.A. meters by the end of 2025 and app payment and tap-to-pay will be installed on all L.A.’s parking meters by the end of 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

During the week, workers placed metal barricades to block off parking meters and residential streets along the main road parallel to the beach.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 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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