释义 |
off-street, a. [f. off- 4 b + street n.] That is not on a street; esp. of parking facilities: located away from main streets. Also, that does not take place on a street.
1929Amer. City Sept. 133/1 Off-street loading facilities..reducing traffic congestion. 1937Sun (Baltimore) 4 Dec. 8/1 Provision for off-street parking..should help solve the parking problem in that vicinity. 1947Evening Sun (Baltimore) 12 Sept. 2/5 Fringe parking on the perimeter of the business district would help relieve traffic congestion whereas providing more off-street space for automobiles in the heart of a city would actually aggravate the problem. 1958Times 1 Aug. 5/5 The provision of authorized long-term street parking places in the vicinity of railway stations where there are insufficient off-street facilities. 1969[see feed v. 7 b]. 1977Stornoway Gaz. 27 Aug. 1/5 The Council say the proposals contain inadequate provision for the off-street servicing of the premises. |