Crossword clues for parking
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
parking
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a driving/parking/traffic offence
▪ Speeding is the most common traffic offence.
a parking permit
▪ You’ll need to apply for a residential parking permit.
disabled parking/toilet/access etc (=for physically disabled people)
DNS parking
illegal parking/gambling/hunting etc
▪ The fines for illegal parking are likely to increase.
parking brake
parking facilities
▪ The building has parking facilities for twenty cars.
parking garage
parking light
parking lot
parking meter
parking restrictions
▪ Are there parking restrictions in the city centre?
parking ticket
valet parking
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
ample
▪ Groups please book in advance. Ample free parking.
▪ Well recommended food. 2.5 acres of terraced lawns with 25 metre heated outdoor pool. Ample car parking.
▪ Close to buses, taxis and shops and with ample free street parking.
▪ There is ample car parking facilities for 50 cars.
▪ Answer Yes, we are fortunate; we have uncovered parking, and there are ample other parking facilities nearby.
▪ Unrestricted access and ample street parking.
▪ The National Railway Museum has ample car parking and access for visitors with disabilities.
free
▪ No service charge and tipping is not necessary. Free parking of course.
▪ Ample free parking available with all properties.
▪ Short walk to shops, beach, pitch and putt, ten pin bowling, windsurfing lagoon, tennis. Free parking.
▪ Close to buses, taxis and shops and with ample free street parking.
▪ Safeway wants to build a £15m supermarket with 700 free parking spaces, an application rejected by Darlington Borough Council last year.
▪ The centre is located in beautiful parkland and has a bar, cafe and free parking.
▪ Looking like a Legoland space station, Ikea also provides supervised nurseries, free parking, restaurants and endless loos.
▪ Secure free parking will be available at the Cathedral.
private
▪ Extensive range of blended and malt whiskies and beers. Private parking.
▪ Beautiful terrace restaurant. Private parking.
▪ Tasteful lounge bar. Private parking.
▪ Superb view of the Forth bridges. Private parking.
▪ Hot and cold snacks in the friendly lounge bar. Private parking.
▪ Good wine list, over 30 whiskies, draught beers including Guinness. Private parking.
▪ Public bar and pleasant lounge and cocktail bars. Private parking.
▪ The Crest Bar is a popular meeting place. Private parking.
■ NOUN
area
▪ Her car is out in the parking area.
▪ An extended parking area has enabled the restoration or eroded downland where formerly the grass had been all but lost to cars.
▪ The Alvingham pottery is most attractively sited with a good sized gravel parking area.
▪ Dusk was just falling as they turned into the parking area down by the river.
▪ The system works, it ensures that parking areas are used effectively and it is simple and cheap to operate and supervise.
▪ Without the creation of new off-street parking areas, this problem is likely to intensify.
▪ When she reached the front door she was unable to resist turning to survey the parking area.
bay
▪ There are proper parking bays for the transport and trailer right next to the water.
▪ The Department of Environment will give the green light to parking bays for certain disabled people.
▪ As soon as the propellers came to a standstill the passengers disembarked on to the parking bay in front of a small terminal building.
car
▪ Darlington is poorly served for car parking.
▪ It is proposed to extend the car parking facilities with improved amenities and probably a café replacing the old caravan snack bar.
▪ Located behind these buildings were the vast kitchen, store-rooms, housekeeping, laundry, staff rooms and car parking.
▪ Should they charge for car parking?
▪ Please note that the individual hotels may make a charge for car parking.
▪ Bedrooms are spacious and all have private bathroom and balcony; most take a third bed. Car parking is available.
▪ Features can include car parking, lift, balcony, fitted kitchen, audio entry phone, fitted wardrobes and double glazing.
facility
▪ It is proposed to extend the car parking facilities with improved amenities and probably a café replacing the old caravan snack bar.
▪ The survey looked at which cities cater for cyclists and covered everything from parking facilities to potholes.
▪ There is ample car parking facilities for 50 cars.
▪ Some sites have facilities for barbecues, and many have parking facilities.
▪ Question Are there any parking facilities?
▪ Adequate street and multi-storey parking facilities are available within easy walking distance.
▪ Answer Yes, we are fortunate; we have uncovered parking, and there are ample other parking facilities nearby.
▪ Loading bays and car parking facilities may also be necessary.
lot
▪ He loitered in the parking lot, pleasantly bemused by the coquettish chatter of juniors who courted him.
▪ It's down there in the parking lot.
▪ It includes handling their reception at the station, airport or parking lot.
▪ Great creamy clusters of white lilac fringed the parking lot and tulips blew behind allotment wire.
▪ After some reconnoitring he found what he wanted: an unattended taxi on a parking lot screened by buildings.
▪ After an hour or so the Carpettes still linger in the parking lot as the coach doors slam shut.
▪ He had donkey rides out in the parking lot.
▪ He disappeared from a parking lot while waiting for a Mafia contact, from where flashbacks of his past are reconstructed.
meter
▪ Capital expenditure was switched to current accounts, and parking meters and town halls leased to private companies.
▪ I took his parking meter space in part-payment for my woman.
place
▪ With painful care she eased the car out of its parking place and into the flow of traffic.
▪ His scheme involves eliminating 100,000 parking places and installing 15,000 parking-meters.
▪ With its narrow streets and lack of parking places, this city is best explored on foot.
▪ Privilege parking places yield little profit, while special perks can precipitate horrendous losses.
▪ He thought what Susan had thought: The parking place close to Lori's house.
▪ Her eyebrows rose in astonishment when she saw that somebody had taken her parking place.
▪ His transport manager must have had nightmares finding parking places for a caravan of that size.
▪ Can you meet me at the parking place outside the cathedral in half an hour?
problem
▪ But at the height of the season, visitors virtually swamp the village, causing major parking problems in the narrow streets.
▪ Leyburn parish council feels that the charges will worsen parking problems in the town.
▪ Parking problems: Councillors will try to resolve parking problems in Lingdale High Street which have brought complaints about traffic congestion.
▪ Amsterdam has substantial parking problems and suffers chronic congestion and pollution.
▪ They also fear it could lead to parking problems and more traffic.
▪ No parking problems at these restaurants with private car parks.
▪ The committee had also carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.
▪ This will help traffic problems but will create more parking problems.
space
▪ No parking spaces are lost in this arrangement, a vital consideration in inner-city districts.
▪ The money will be spent on new trees and more parking space in the village park.
▪ He backed her out of the parking space, then drove towards the automatic garage doors.
▪ I even found a legal parking space.
▪ Indeed, local firms report increased turnover, despite the continuing fears about inadequate parking space.
▪ The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex.
▪ But when the development is completed 75 parking spaces will have been lost to the public.
▪ Car parking space is available at the Halls of Residence in Laisteridge Lane and near the residences on the main campus.
ticket
▪ Inside was a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket.
▪ A traffic warden, finding an empty car, gave the Vicar a parking ticket.
▪ There was a parking ticket neatly tucked under the windshield wiper.
▪ Two bills and a threatening letter about a parking ticket.
▪ Park in a well-lit area or use an attended car park and never leave your parking ticket in the car!
▪ Read in studio A man has been fined £1200 after failing to display a car parking ticket.
▪ Charles ended up with a clean bill of health and a parking ticket.
■ VERB
find
▪ She found a parking space close to the main entrance.
▪ I even found a legal parking space.
▪ The excellent weather had brought out more sun-seekers and it was harder than before to find a parking space in Nice.
▪ Today, you can not find a parking space.
include
▪ Features can include car parking, lift, balcony, fitted kitchen, audio entry phone, fitted wardrobes and double glazing.
▪ Fans should note that single day tickets do not include camping and car parking.
▪ Sedgefield council's development subcommittee has approved the plan which includes 192 car parking spaces.
provide
▪ The numerous inns providing car parking in their spacious yards and former stables are remaining links with Howden's previous importance.
▪ The stop has been in position for many years and is provided for within the parking arrangements and controls within the area.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
off-street parking
▪ Parking is a problem but the parish council are working to get a proper car park to give off-street parking.
▪ Without the creation of new off-street parking areas, this problem is likely to intensify.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Parking is available on Lamay Street.
▪ The sign said "No Parking."
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At least one school has leased a redundant playground to a local factory for off-street day time parking.
▪ Close to buses, taxis and shops and with ample free street parking.
▪ I pull briskly into our room parking space.
▪ In front of the second dicky are the aforementioned fuel tank selector, cowl flap, cabin heat and air controls and parking brake.
▪ Mr Gould had gone to Mr Hoad's home in Gloucester to collect unpaid fines for parking and car tax.
▪ Should they charge for car parking?
▪ The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex.
▪ There are also 1000 parking spaces.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
parking
parking \parking\ n. The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily.
2. A space or spaces in which a vehicle can be parked; as, there is plenty of parking behind the store.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
parking
"act of putting (a vehicle) in a certain place," 1915, verbal noun from park (v.). Parking lot is from 1920; parking ticket attested by 1925. Parking brake recorded from 1929.
Wiktionary
parking
n. 1 The action of the verb '''to park'''. 2 Space in which to park a car or other vehicle. vb. (present participle of park English)
WordNet
parking
n. space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
Wikipedia
Parking
Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' users. Countries and local governments have rules for design and use of parking spaces.
Parking (disambiguation)
Parking is the act of stopping a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied for more than a brief time.
Parking may also refer to:
Entertainment- Free Parking, a card game loosely based on Monopoly
- The Parking Space (Seinfeld episode)
- Parking (1985 film), a French film directed by Jacques Demy
- Parking (2008 film), a Taiwanese film
- Parking (2015 film), an Indian film
- Glass parking lot, the glassy surface of a nuclear weapons test
- Call parking, moving an ongoing telephone conversation from one phone to another
- Domain parking, advertising content posted on an undeveloped domain on the World Wide Web, often used during construction of a page
- Parking, stopping a vehicle for an extended period of time
- Parking, a term for road verge in parts of the United States
- Automatic parking
- Car condo
- Decriminalised Parking Enforcement
- Double parking
- Garage parking
- Parallel parking
- Parking meter
- Parking space
- Parking violation
- Park and ride
- Pullthrough
- Valet parking
Parking (1985 film)
Parking is a French fantasy and musical film from 1985. It was directed and written by Jacques Demy, starring Francis Huster, Laurent Malet, and Jean Marais.
Parking(At Your Own Risk)
Parking — At Your Own Risk is an Indian romantic suspense thriller film directed by Yogesh Mishra, and produced by Rajesh Bhardwaj and nimisha mishra starring Deana Uppal and Akbar Khan mohit gaur Sanjana sen.
The trio of yogesh Deana akbar have also worked in the film "life Non-veg".
The film's title comes from an underground parking garage level in which the film takes place. The plot revolves around Meera (Deana Uppal), a young businesswoman who is also black belt and how she saves her life in adverse condition. Storyline also revolves around three college friends Rocky(akbar khan), Mohit (Mohit gaur)& Jiya( Sanjana sen). Characters life involves flavor of friendship, goals, crush, love, betrayal, suspense&thrill.How there story clashes with Meera' story & how whole story end at PARKING.
Usage examples of "parking".
As I crossed the road to the Chandler House, I could see that Daniel was talking to Aden in the parking lot.