noun
parking
Leaving a vehicle in a place temporarily, or space provided for doing so.
Parking near the library is free for the first hour.
Etymology
The vehicle verb grew from placing things in a designated area. Parking names that activity and, by extension, the space made available for it.
More examples
- Parking in front of a driveway blocks other cars.
- The hotel offers underground parking for its guests.
- We spend ten minutes looking for parking downtown.
Forms
parking
park verb — Leave a vehicle temporarily in one place.