parking

English

Etymology

park +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

Verb

parking

  1. present participle 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 (uncountable)

  1. The action of the verb to park.
    Parking in central London can be very difficult.
  2. Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
    It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

Usage notes

Hyponyms

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 of use of 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

  • stadsparking

French

Etymology

From English park

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.kiŋ/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun

parking m (plural parkings)

  1. car park

Synonyms

Further reading

Polish

parking

Etymology

From English parking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈparcĩŋk]

Noun

parking m inan

  1. car park

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From English parking.

Noun

parking m (plural parkings)

  1. (Latin America, especially Puerto Rico, an indoor parking in Spain) car park (an area where cars may be parked)
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