Collocations for "parking"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "parking" in context.
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park
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [children's, play, baseball] park
- UK: an [airport, out-of-town, underground] car park
- a [private, public, city-center] car park
- the [supermarket, shopping mall, company] car park
- [city, village, town, local] parks
- a [nature, reserve, wildlife, theme] park
- [a business, a retail, an industrial] park
- a park in [Boston, Paris, London]
- [clean, sweep, maintain] a park
- [play, go jogging, fly a kite] in the park
- go for a [picnic, walk, stroll] in the park
- have a [picnic] in the park
- walk [around, through] the park
- left the [gears, car] in park
- the car is still in park
- put the car in park
- take the car out of park
- sport: the [best, worst, liveliest, sharpest] player on the park
- sport: a difficult park for [visiting teams, left-handers]
- park [gates, opening times]
- [is, works as] a park [ranger, manager, attendant]
- park [the car, a truck, your bike]
- park on [campus, the street]
- park in a [lot, garage, tow-away zone]
- park at the [store, airport]
- park [in front of, behind]
- park [near, next to]
- park out [front, back]
- park [outside, overnight]
- park illegally
- [parallel, reverse] park
- park and walk
- park and ride
- UK: park on double yellow lines
- [nowhere, somewhere, space, a place] to park
- find [somewhere] to park (your car)
- parked across [from the school, the road]
- park yourself on the [chair, sofa, bed]
- UK, vulgar, slang: park your arse on the
- US, vulgar, slang: park your ass on the
'parking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airport
- ample
- attendant
- back
- ban
- bicycle
- block
- city
- clamp
- commuter
- completely
- complex
- complimentary
- curb
- drive
- elevator
- engage
- fine
- forbid
- free
- garage
- ground
- handicap
- hefty
- hotel
- laying
- left
- long
- lot
- membership
- meter
- obstacle
- parallel
- pavement
- penalty
- permit
- plug
- premise
- privilege
- ramp
- reserved
- resident
- reverse
- space
- spot
- steer
- stray
- street
- strictly
- surcharge