parking
the act of a person or thing that parks, especially a vehicle.
space in which to park vehicles, as at a place of business or a public event: There's plenty of free parking at the stadium.
permission to park vehicles: Is there parking on this side of the street?
the activity or occupation of a person who operates or works in a parking lot, garage, or the like.
Informal. the act of kissing and caressing in a parked car: Some of the couples went parking on their way home from the dance.
of, pertaining to, used for, or engaged in parking, especially of vehicles: parking regulations; a parking ticket; a parking space; a parking attendant.
Origin of parking
1Other words from parking
- un·park·ing, adjective
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How to use parking in a sentence
These parkings were in the shape of an oval, called a corral, a narrow opening being left only at each end.
The Prairie Schooner | William Francis HookerYou would disgrace me before honourable and noble ladies, wid your tavern howlings, and your parkings and your pellowings!
Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) | John P. Kennedy
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