Parking

Definition: Parking

Parking

Noun

1. Space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store".

2. The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Transportation

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: Parking

Albanian (parking), Czech (car park), French (p, parking, pull in, pull off), Serbo-Croatian (plaza), Spanish (car park).

Why to many parking tickets (Double Jeopardy; writing credit: David Weisberg; Douglas Cook)

Hey, try not to suck any dick on the way through the parking lot (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

No. I have unpaid parking tickets (Liar Liar; writing credit: Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur)

Thanks for the free parking! (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls; writing credit: Steve Oedekerk)

Probably in a parking lot somewhere picking his nose (PCU; writing credit: Adam Leff; Zak Penn)

I pace around the parking lot (Brick; performing artist: Ben Folds Five)

Pushin through the parking lot on 24's Cadilac (Still Fly; performing artist: Big Tymers)

And every guy in the parking lot wants to rob me of my girl (Lady; performing artist: D'Angelo)

Halfway home in the parking lot (Once Bitten Twice Shy; performing artist: Great White)

And put up a parking lot ("Big Yellow Taxi"; performing artist: Joni Mitchell)

America is the only country in the world where the poor have a parking problem. (references; author: unknown)

One time a windshield wiper will work properly is when it is holding a parking ticket. (references; author: unknown)

A real patriot is someone who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. (references; author: unknown)

How to act insane: When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling, "Run for your lives, they're loose! (references; author: unknown)

Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)

Parking Opera (1960)

No Parking Hare (1954)

Parking Space (1933)

No Parking Aloud (1923)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• APCOA Parking AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Central Parking Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The 2001 Report on Automobile Parking & Other Services: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

• The 2000-2005 Outlook for Auto Repair, Services, and Parking in Oceana (reference)

• The World Market for Electrical Signaling, Safety, or Traffic Control Equipment for Railways, Tramways, Roads, Waterways, Parking Facilities, and Port Installations: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• APCOA PARKING AG: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

• IMPERIAL PARKING CORP.: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

• Parking Services in Australia [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Parking Structures: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Repair (reference)

• The 2000-2005 World Outlook for Auto Repair, Services, and Parking [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Parking (reference)

• Parking News (reference)

• Parking Review (reference)

• Traffic Technology And Parking (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Heavy Metal Parking Lot (reference)

• Natural History of Parking Lots (reference)

• Greetings From the Parking Lot: The Springsteen Fanomenon (reference)

• Harry Potter Parking Lot (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Parking Lot Music (reference)

• Parking Lot Pimpin' [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

• Pennies in the Parking Lot (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Park-Zone PZ-1100 Precision Parking Device (reference)

• P-T Templet 1218M-HP Disabled Person Parking Sign (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is a suburban low brown building, with a parking lot, which houses a clinic. See artwork: GR-42. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

The photo shows a model of the Children's Inn in an overhead shot from the front. The model includes the Inn itself, a parking lot and surrounding space and trees. The Children's Inn houses families of children undergoing treatment at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Parking deck, Roybal Campus. September 2000. Credit: CDC.

Construction site for south parking deck, CDC Roybal Campus. Left: main plant. Right: Building 17. Photo taken 29 November 1999. Credit: CDC.

Herring House site prior to restoration activities. The site consisted primarily of a parking lot. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Butter and eggs - Scrophulariaceae Linaria vulgaris in a Swift parking lot area . Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

OA-10A Thunderbolt II taxis to a parking spot.

Green beans, fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, honey, maple syrup, baked and canned goods and other wonderful things are found at the USDA Farmer's Market held on a USDA parking lot every Friday during the growing season. Credit: USDA.

Sweet Corn. Fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey, maple syrup, baked goods and other wonderful things are found at the USDA Farmers Market held on a parking lot at USDA headquarters in Washington, DC. Market day is every Friday during the growing and harvest season. Credit: USDA.

Motorcycle trail from parking lot off 8th St RoadOHVOff Highway VehiclesFour Rivers Field OfficeLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: Unknown.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Check with them to see if you are eligible for special rates for parking or food at the hospital. (references)

This training program is intentionally portable, requiring only an accessible location, adequate parking, meeting room space, and audiovisual equipment. (references)

Business

China also faces a distinct lack of parking facilities. (references)

When choosing a car he may consider size, in term of the parking problem. (references)

For example, in Guangzhou there are 600,000 licensed drivers and 10,000 parking spaces. (references)

Children

Barbados

As a result, the majority of new buildings have ramps, reserved parking, and special sanitary facilities for such persons. (references)

Panama

Awareness of disability issues has increased, and commercial establishments increasingly provide and enforce handicapped parking spaces. (references)

Micronesia

Some private businesses provide special parking spaces and wheelchair ramps for the disabled. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

Improved traffic control and parking, information centers, and rest areas, are needed at nearly every beach and historical site. (references)

Bahrain

The resort will include 180 chalets, three restaurants, health clubs, and parking for 775 vehicles. (references)

Sri Lanka

The parking apron has a capacity to accommodate a mix of 17 wide/narrow body aircraft and 5 small aircraft. (references)

Human Rights

Spain

Several of these attempts were directed at the tourist industry, including June car bombings in Logrono and San Sebastian, and August car bombings in the Madrid airport parking facility and the resort town of Salou. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

According to the two other persons in the car, Siaka told the driver to park the car; as he was parking, Siaka reportedly shot into the car. (references)

Mexico

However, according to Navarrete, since her January appearance in court to criticize the military for parking outside her office with weapons pointed in the direction of her building, those actions have ceased. (references)

Minorities

Israel and the occupied territories

In August the municipality of Tel Aviv advertised for parking lot attendants; "military service" was a prerequisite. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Cars should always be parked in well lit, secure parking lots. (references)

Azerbaijan

High-end, Western-standard apartments with washer/dryer, dishwasher, security, parking, and other amenities can run as high as $5,000 per month. (references)

Worker Rights

Nicaragua

The study found that 6,219 children worked in urban areas as beggars, or self-employed car washers or parking attendants. (references)

Gabon

On December 12, three strikers were injured in clashes with police officers called in when strikers locked the gates of city hall and set fires in the parking lot. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "parking": car parking ♦ double parking ♦ night parking ♦ no parking ♦ no parking by request ♦ no parking zone ♦ parallel parking ♦ parallel parking system ♦ parking and mooring ♦ parking area ♦ parking attendant ♦ parking bay ♦ parking brake ♦ parking brake required ♦ parking charge ♦ parking disk ♦ Parking Facilities ♦ parking fee ♦ parking fine ♦ parking for residents only ♦ parking garage ♦ parking level ♦ parking light ♦ parking lights ♦ parking lot ♦ parking meter ♦ parking offence ♦ parking offender ♦ parking orbit ♦ parking place ♦ parking space ♦ parking station ♦ parking ticket ♦ parking violation ♦ parking zone ♦ regional parking management ♦ residential parking permit program ♦ residential parking permit programme ♦ restricted parking ♦ surface parking lot ♦ valet parking. Additional references.

Beginning with "parking": parking-area, parking-bay, parking-ground, parking-lot, parking-meters, parking-place, parking-ramp, parking-spaces, parking-ticket, parking-time, parking-token, parking-tokens.

Ending with "parking": car-parking.

Containing "parking": no-parking zone, no-parking-at-any-time.

Afrikaans

parkeerplek (car, car park, lay-by, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references)

Albanian

parking, parkim (car park). (various references)

Arabic 

‏الموقف (bearing, stop). (various references)

Bulgarian 

паркиране. (various references)

Chinese 

停车处. (various references)

Czech

parkování. (various references)

Danish

parkeringsposition, parkeringsplads (parking area, parking lot, parking place, parking space), parkering (camp-on, connect when free). (various references)

Dutch

parkeren (park). (various references)

Esperanto

parkejo (car park, lay-by, parking bay, parking garage, parking place), parkadgaraĝo (parking garage). (various references)

Finnish

pysäköinti, jonotustila. (various references)

French

stationnement (car park, Park), parking (parking area, parking lot, parking place, parking space). (various references)

Frisian

parkearterrein (car park, lay-by, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references)

German

Parken (park, to park), Parkplatz (car park, Park, parking lot, parking place, parking space), parkend (parked, stationary). (various references)

Greek 

στάθμευση (stopping). (various references)

Hebrew 

חניה (bivouac, encampment, parking station, pitch), החניה. (various references)

Hungarian

parkoló, várakozóhely (holding bay), várakozás (anticipation, expectance, expectancy, expectation, hope, wait, waiting). (various references)

Irish

pháirceáil, páirceáil (park). (various references)

Italian

parcheggio (car park, carpark, Park, parking lot). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

駐車. (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

パーキング , ちゅうしゃ (injection). (various references)

Korean 

주차. (various references)

Manx

pairkal (park). (various references)

Norwegian

parkeringsplass (car park, lay-by, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references)

Pig Latin

arkingpay.(various references)

Portuguese

estacionamento (park). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

estacionamento (station). (various references)

Romanian

parcare, staţionare (stand, standing, station). (various references)

Russian 

стоянка (berth, carpark, parking lot, parking place, parking space, stand), парковать парковка. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

parkiranje. (various references)

Spanish

estacionamiento (abode, car park, parking lot, placing, stationing, stay, stop), aparcamiento (car park, lay-by, parking bay, parking garage, parking lot, parking place, parking space). (various references)

Swedish

parkering. (various references)

Turkish

park yapma, park (common, garden, Park, the backs), otopark (car park, Park, parking lot). (various references)

Ukrainian

стоянка (camp). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự đỗ xe. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "parking": parkings. (additional references)

Words ending with "parking": imparking, reparking, sparking. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Parking" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arking, narking, paking, Pankanj, pareing, parging, Parken, Parkengue, Parkent, parning, parping, parring, parving, Paskin, pawkins, pearcing, perkings, Porkin, porking, pracing, sarking. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: paring, raking, raping.

-2 letters: aping, garni, grain, kiang, prang, prank, prink.

-3 letters: agin, airn, akin, gain, gink, girn, gnar, gran, grin, grip, kain, karn, kina, king, kirn, knap, knar, nark, nipa, paik, pain, pair, pang, park, pian, pika, pina, ping, pink, pirn, prig, ragi, rain, raki, rang, rani, rank, ring, rink.

-4 letters: ain, air.

+1 letter: parkings, pranking, sparking.

+2 letters: imparking, partaking, prebaking, repacking, reparking, sparkling.

+3 letters: prepacking, presoaking, respeaking.

+4 letters: bankrupting, karyotyping, papermaking, parbuckling, pawnbroking, pockmarking, postmarking, prefranking, printmaking, repackaging.

+5 letters: backdropping, forespeaking, outsparkling, papermakings, pathbreaking, pawnbrokings, phrasemaking, premarketing, prepackaging, printmakings.