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| car park |
(chiefly British) a usu. paved area where motor vehicles can be parked; parking lot. |
| dimmer |
(usu. pl.) the parking lights or low-beam headlights of a vehicle. [1/2 definitions] |
| garage |
a business or a commercial building for repairing or parking cars, trucks, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| lot |
an area of land used for parking vehicles or for exhibiting vehicles for sale. [1/8 definitions] |
| meter maid |
a woman, usu. a police officer, whose job is to write tickets for parking violations. |
| motel |
a hotel with parking spaces near the bedrooms for those who travel by car. |
| parking meter |
a device that stands next to a parking space on a street. You put money in it to pay for parking. |
| parkway |
(chiefly British) a railway station, usu. with extensive parking facilities, serving suburban commuters. [1/2 definitions] |
| pkwy. |
(chiefly British) abbreviation of "parkway," a railway station, usu. with extensive parking facilities, serving suburban commuters. [1/2 definitions] |
| shopping center |
a group of stores that share a parking area and often include other businesses and restaurants. |
| speed bump |
a raised concrete or asphalt ridge, as in a parking lot, to discourage speeding. |
| stall1 |
a designated space for parking a car. [1/13 definitions] |
| Tarmac |
trademark for a bituminous substance used in paving and surfacing roads, parking lots, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| taxi stand |
a parking area reserved for taxicabs waiting to be hired. |
| ticket |
a legal summons, as for a traffic or parking violation. [1/10 definitions] |
| valet |
designating personal services such as pressing one's clothes or parking one's car. [1/5 definitions] |
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