parking

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park|ing /p'ɑːrkɪŋ/
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Parking is the action of moving a vehicle into a place in a car park or by the side of the road where it can be left.
In many towns parking is allowed only on one side of the street...
I knew I'd never find a parking space in the Square.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Parking is space for parking a vehicle in.
Cars allowed, but parking is limited.park|ing gar|age (parking garages)
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A parking garage is a building where people can leave their cars. (AM; in BRIT, use car park, multi-storey car park)
...a multi-level parking garage.park|ing light (parking lights)
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The parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width. (AM; in BRIT, use sidelights)park|ing lot (parking lots)
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A parking lot is an area of ground where people can leave their cars. (AM; in BRIT, use car park)
A block up the street I found a parking lot.park|ing me|ter (parking meters)
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A parking meter is a device which you have to put money into when you park in a parking space.
= meterpark|ing tick|et (parking tickets)
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A parking ticket is a piece of paper with instructions to pay a fine, and is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally.

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