parking

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  1. noun The act or practice of temporarily leaving a vehicle or maneuvering a vehicle into a certain location.
  2. noun Space in which to park vehicles or a vehicle: ample parking behind the building.
  3. noun Upper Midwest & Western U.S. The grass strip, often planted with shade trees, between a sidewalk and a street. Also called regionally boulevard, boulevard strip, grassplot, neutral ground, parking strip, parkway, terrace, tree belt, tree lawn.
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  • He had to hide the shares he bought, so he warehoused them -- the Americans call it parking -- at Casement's, had someone put them in their name. —  Cleary, Melissa - Dog Mystery 04 - Skull and Dog Bones
  • Additional long term parking is available at Lot 2 located on Frederick Lopez Road near the intersection of Hollister and Fairview Avenues. —  Edhat Santa Barbara
  • Here are 15 services that cover everything from free spots to event parking, long term parking, and more. —  Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'
  • "We had the Sweet 16 tournament one time when school was in session and the parking was a real challenge."
  • The exit from the parking was a tight squeeze, but we managed without any damage, headed home and chose to stop off on the way to re-stock the alcohol levels in the Castle and have a meal in the Chinese buffet, (it was getting late) we will not return to that particular Chinese shop, but suffice to say it filled a gap, and allowed us to eat before 8: 45pm. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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