parking

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English

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Etymology

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From park +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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parking

  1. present participle and gerund of park
    Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
    His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
    They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)
    Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)

Noun

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parking (usually uncountable, plural parkings)

  1. The action of the verb to park.
    Parking in central London can be very difficult.
    • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:
      Glasgow's car-parking problem is one of the worst in the country and the frequency of the new electrified rail service ought to attract a big clientele from the city's close-packed suburbs.
    • 1948, Report of the Charlotte Parking Survey: Downtown Business District:
      Table 6 represents an analysis of the parking usage in the Downtown Business District, in terms of the number of parkings, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to Type of Facility used, and the Purposes of the Trips []
  2. Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
    It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

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Translations

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English parking, from park (to park), from Middle English park, from Old French parc (livestock pen), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (enclosure, pen), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (enclosure, fence).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: par‧king

Verb

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parking

  1. to park; to bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:parking.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English parking or from French parking.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑr.kɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: par‧king

Noun

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parking f (plural parkings)

  1. (Belgium) car park, parking lot
    Synonyms: parkeerplaats, parkeerterrein

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French

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Etymology

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

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Noun

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parking m (plural parkings)

  1. car park, parking lot
    Synonyms: stationnement, aire de parcage

Further reading

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

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parking

  1. area where cars or other vehicles are parked; car park
    Synonym: stasionnman

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
parking

Etymology

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

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Noun

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parking m inan (related adjective parkingowy)

  1. car park, parking lot (outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • parking in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • parking in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French parking, from English parking.

Noun

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parking n (plural parkinguri)

  1. parking lot

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

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parking m (plural parkings)

  1. car park (UK), parking lot (North America) (an area where cars may be parked), parking garage
    Synonyms: aparcamiento, estacionamiento

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