double-parkv.
Originally U.S.
transitive and intransitive. To place or leave (a vehicle) parallel to another vehicle parked near the side of the road.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a motor vehicle > park
park1846
double-park1936
meter-park1971
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > park a vehicle
park1865
double-park1959
1936 Amer. City Jan. 95/1 It was a frequent occurrence for an exasperated motorist in desperation to double-park his car.
1959 Observer 14 June 17/6 This forces commercial vehicles to double-park.
1959 Encounter Nov. 47/2 The cars are double-parked so thickly..that a moving vehicle can scarcely manœuvre.
1962 Economist 3 Feb. 412/1 Parked, and double-parked, cars restricted movement throughout central London.
1970 B. Knox Children of Mist i. 10 The..duty car double-parked briefly outside the main entrance to let him out.
Derivatives
double-parker n. one who parks his vehicle in this way.
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1932 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 5 Apr. 18 Practically all of Commercial street was used by double parkers.
double-parking n.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > parking
double-banking1903
car parking1915
parking1916
double-parking1931
overparking1938
parallel parking1962
1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 12 Aug. Manhattan and Emporia each has a local ordinance forbidding double-parking of motor cars.
1951 I. Shaw Troubled Air i. 26 The police after you? Have they finally got you for double-parking?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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