parking

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of park

   His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)

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   Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)

   They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)

plural parkings

1. uncountableusuallyThe action of the verb to park.

   free parking

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   Parking in central London can be very difficult.

   Glasgow's car-parking problem is one of the worst in the country and the frequency of the new electrified rail service ought to attract a big clientele from the city's close-packed suburbs.

   1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715

   Table 6 represents an analysis of the parking usage in the Downtown Business District, in terms of the number of parkings, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to Type of Facility used, and the Purposes of the Trips […]

   1948, Report of the Charlotte Parking Survey: Downtown Business District

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

   ample parking

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   Near-synonyms: car park, carpark

   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.

   Synonyms: car park, carpark