parking

Leaving your car

Parking is the act of leaving a vehicle stationary in a designated spot, or the space where this happens: Is there parking near the restaurant?

A parking lot or parking garage provides spaces for multiple vehicles.

Parking meter, parking ticket, parking permit.

To park is the verb: I parked on the street.

lot

space

Unoccupied area or interval

  • spotMark or location
  • garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
  • structureArrangement of interconnected parts

deck · ramp · meter · kiosk · barrier · gate · attendant · booth · level · floor

violation

ticket

Entry permit slip

  • fineAcceptable in quality
  • citationMention of a source
  • towPull something behind

impound · boot · clamp · enforcement · warden · officer · meter maid · expired · overtime · illegal

valet

attendant

One who assists others

ticket · stub · tip · curbside · hotel · restaurant · porte-cochere · runner · queue · luxury

permit

sticker

Adhesive-backed paper or plastic

visitor · employee · student · faculty · handicap · placard · zone · registered · authorized · temporary

maneuver

parallel

Equidistant at all points

pull-through · three-point · tight · squeeze · curb · wheel · bumper · mirror · sensor · camera

Categories
Opposites
vehicle motion state

parkingdriving

Controlling a vehicle

moving · traveling · in motion · cruising · motoring

traffic flow action

parkingdeparting

In process of leaving

pulling out · leaving · setting off · taking off · merging

space occupation

parkingvacating

Leaving a place empty

clearing out · freeing up · passing through · circulation

Phrases
Family

parking lot, parking brake, parking lots, parking ticket, parking space, parking garage, parking meter, parking spaces, parking garages

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G