See Also: parking(dictionary)
Parking(money)
parking lot(dictionary)
Parking(finance)
parking(dictionary)
valet parking(dictionary)
parking ticket(dictionary)
parking meter(dictionary)
parking light(dictionary)
parking garage(dictionary)

parking (iou)



parking noun. E16.
[from PARK verb + -ING1.]
The action of PARK verb. E16.
Ground landscaped as (in) a park. Also (US), a strip of grass, with or without trees, in the centre of a street or between the footpath and the curb. L19.
Space reserved or used for parking motor vehicles. M20.
Comb.: parking bay a space, esp. a recess at the side of a road or in a car park, allocated for parking; parking brake: for holding a motor vehicle or trailer at rest; parking deck (a) a floor of a building used for parking; (b) a multi-storey car park; parking disc a small circular permit for display in the window of a parked vehicle; parking lamp, parking light a small (often detachable) light on a vehicle to indicate position while parked; parking lot (chiefly US) a plot of land used as a car park; parking meter a coin-operated meter receiving fees and registering the time a vehicle is allowed to park; parking orbit an orbit around the earth or some other planet in which a space vehicle is temporarily placed; parking tag, parking ticket a notice of a fine etc. imposed for illegal parking.