Definition of "parking" in Englisch

verb

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)

noun

1. The action of the verb to park.

   • free parking
   • Parking in central London can be very difficult.

2. Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.

   • Near-synonyms: car park, carpark
   • ample parking
   • parking in rear
   • Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment.
   • It can be difficult to find parking in central London.
   • They found his car in a parking thirty miles away; apparently it had been stolen by a joyrider.