double-park

[duhb-uhl-pahrk]

dou·ble-park

[duhb-uhl-pahrk]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to park alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the curb.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism

dou·ble-park·er, noun
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double-park
 
vb
to park (a car or other vehicle) alongside or directly opposite another already parked by the roadside, thereby causing an obstruction

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