Meaning & use
Parking
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The act of leaving a vehicle temporarily in a particular place, or an area designated for vehicles to be left.
See it in a sentence
We circled the block twice before finding parking near the theater.
He is parking the car in the garage across the street.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "park" originally meant to enclose animals or vehicles in a designated space, echoing its older sense of a fenced hunting ground.
Words with a similar meaning
stationing
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Another way to use it
2. verb
The act of maneuvering and leaving a vehicle in a space.
Parking in the city can be frustratingly difficult during rush hour.
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