Found 3 hits - Term: parallel-park, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
parallel-park \parallel-park\ v. t. i.
to park a vehicle parallel to the curb; -- contrasted with
angle-park; as, to get a driver's license, one needs to be
able to parallel-park.
pjc
see also:
angle-park
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
park \park\, v. t. imp. p. p. parked; p. pr. vb. n.
parking.
1. to inclose in a park, or as in a park.
1913 webster
how are we parked, and bounded in a pale. --shak.
1913 webster
2. mil. to bring together in a park, or compact body; as,
to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
webster 1913 suppl.
3. in oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
webster 1913 suppl.
4. to bring a vehicle to a stop and leave it standing; --
typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the
motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.
note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in
it is said to be standing. parallel-park pjc
5. to place an object in a temporary location; as, to park
oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual
fund. informal
pjc
see also:
parked parking standing parallel-park
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
parallel-park
v : park directly behind another vehicle
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