PARKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parking mean? 

• PARKING (noun)
  The noun PARKING has 2 senses:

1. space in which vehicles can be parked

2. the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

  Familiarity information: PARKING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Space in which vehicles can be parked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

there is plenty of parking behind the store

Hypernyms ("parking" is a kind of...):

elbow room; room; way (space for movement)

Derivation:

park (place temporarily)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("parking" is a kind of...):

maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre (a move made to gain a tactical end)

Derivation:

park (maneuver a vehicle into a parking space)