单词 | parallel parking |
释义 | parallel parkingn. The action of parking a vehicle or vehicles parallel with (and usually close to) the roadside (cf. angle-parking n.). Now spec.: the action of parking in this way by pulling up alongside a parked vehicle and reversing into the space behind it. ΘΚΠ 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 1962 Econ. Geogr. 38 66 (caption) The width of the Avenida da Republica..allows for diagonal parking on either side and parallel parking in the center. 1981 Playboy Oct. 98/3 We do believe that women tend to be lousy at parallel parking. 1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 24 May 6 (advt.) [Power-assisted steering] will come in handy if you tend to do a lot of parallel parking. 2001 Electronic Engin. Times (Nexis) 29 Jan. Omnidirectional spherical tires that could be turned in any direction to allow parallel parking in extremely tight spaces. 2013 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 3 May 25 Driving instructor Austin Hughes was going to observe me..as I undertook and performed a number of tricky manoeuvres, including the dreaded parallel parking. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962 |
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