parking

Plural: parkings

Noun

• An area designated for leaving vehicles.
• space in which vehicles can be parked
  • "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
• the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
• The action of the verb to park.
• Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.

Verb

• place temporarily
• maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
• present participle and gerund of park

Examples

• ample parking
• free parking
• It can be difficult to find parking in central London.
• Parking in central London can be very difficult.
• parking in rear
• The ’no PARKING’ sign near the board meant no lingering on suboptimal moves.
• They found his car in a parking thirty miles away; apparently it had been stolen by a joyrider.

Synonyms

park