parallel park

verb

To park a vehicle with side parallel to the curb or the side of the road in line with other parked vehicles.

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Meanings

verbparallel park (third-person singular simple present parallel parks, present participle parallel parking, simple past and past participle parallel parked)

present singular third person parallel parks · participle present parallel parking · participle past parallel parked · past parallel parked

  1. To park a vehicle with side parallel to the curb or the side of the road in line with other parked vehicles.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 並排停車 /并排停车
  • 並排停車 /并排停车 (bìngpái tíngchē)to park in line with other vehicles
Finnish taskupysäköidä
  • taskupysäköidäto park in line with other vehicles
French stationner en créneau, stationner en parallèle
  • stationner en créneauto park in line with other vehicles
  • stationner en parallèleto park in line with other vehicles
Irish páirceáil go comhthreomhar
  • páirceáil go comhthreomharto park in line with other vehicles
Spanish estacionar en paralelo, aparcar en paralelo
  • estacionar en paraleloto park in line with other vehicles
  • aparcar en paraleloto park in line with other vehicles
Swedish fickparkera
  • fickparkerato park in line with other vehicles
Cite this entry
APA

parallel park. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20park

MLA

“parallel park.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20park. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parallel park,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20park.

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