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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.
parking meter
noun
- a timing device, usually coin-operated, that indicates how long a vehicle may be left parked
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parking meter1
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Example Sentences
Although parking meters are operational, the city is not ticketing vehicles on expired meters.
Bowser said enforcement of expired parking meters and residential parking permits would return soon.
Just a few years ago, smart cities, a catch-all phrase for connecting urban infrastructure like parking meters and stoplights online, had major buzz.
We all know Rudy can cudgel people—whether mob bosses, bad cops, parking-meter violators, or even his own supporters.
And after enough chitchat to warrant three rounds of quarters for the parking meter, Odenkirk has to go.
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