wheel chock

noun

A parking block used in parking lots or wedge-shaped tool used to prevent aircraft or road vehicles from accidentally rolling.

“Near-synonym: parking stop”

Similar
parking stopparking blockwheel stopwheel stopperwheel wedge

Meanings

nounwheel chock (plural wheel chocks)

plural wheel chocks

  1. A parking block used in parking lots or wedge-shaped tool used to prevent aircraft or road vehicles from accidentally rolling.

    Near-synonym: parking stop

    Synonyms: parking stop, parking block, wheel stop, wheel stopper, wheel wedge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA parking block used in parking lots or wedge-shaped tool used to prevent aircraft or road vehicles from accidentally rolling.

Similar
parking stopparking blockwheel stopwheel stopperwheel wedge
Cite this entry
APA

wheel chock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20chock

MLA

“wheel chock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20chock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheel chock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20chock.

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