parking

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English

Etymology

park +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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.

Usage notes

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Derived terms

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

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

  • Hyphenation: par‧king

Verb

parking

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:parking.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English parking or from French parking.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

parking f (plural parkings)

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

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

Pronunciation

Noun

parking m (plural parkings)

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

Further reading

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

Pronunciation

Noun

parking

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

Polish

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Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

Pronunciation

Noun

parking m inan (related adjective parkingowy)

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

Declension

Declension of parking
singular plural
nominative parking parkingi
genitive parkingu parkingów
dative parkingowi parkingom
accusative parking parkingi
instrumental parkingiem parkingami
locative parkingu parkingach
vocative parkingu parkingi

Derived terms

noun

Related terms

verbs

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parking, from English parking.

Noun

parking n (plural parkinguri)

  1. parking lot

Declension

Declension of parking
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) parking parkingul (niște) parkinguri parkingurile
genitive/dative (unui) parking parkingului (unor) parkinguri parkingurilor
vocative parkingule parkingurilor

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking.

Pronunciation

Noun

parking m (plural parkings)

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

Further reading

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