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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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