Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To park alongside another vehicle already parked parallel to the curb.
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- verb To
park a car next to a car already parked on the side of a street,obstructing traffic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb park a vehicle alongside another
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Examples
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School buses also double-park when they drop school trips off to use the park.
Alan Singer: Bloomberg and Schumer Face Off in the Great Brooklyn Bike War Alan Singer 2011
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Much of the pastors 'ire was directed at the administration of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), which the congregations contend has been more aggressive about issuing tickets to those who double-park during services.
Churches told they have a friend in Fenty on parking woes 2010
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I hit my brakes with a screech, double-park, and run to bang on the window.
Good-Bye To All That Margo Candela 2010
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Similarly, while widely tolerated, it's technically not legal to double-park your car during street cleaning in New York City.
Sweetest Ta-glue: Putting the "Sade" in "Crusade" BikeSnobNYC 2010
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“Fuck it, I think we should just double-park right here.”
Respect The Jux Frank C. Matthews 2010
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The bulk of Webb's letter, however, concerns the scores of tour buses that double-park and clog roads around the Mall.
Circulator changes might address Webb's Mall traffic concerns 2010
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I hit my brakes with a screech, double-park, and run to bang on the window.
Good-Bye To All That Margo Candela 2010
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They would double-park their cabs out front of the caféand run inside just long enough to slug down a glass of rot-gut house burgundy or a cold glass of tap beer, and shout out the lines of a poem they were working on.
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In fact, as Leslie had walked in, the fifty-two-year-old rear admiral had been in the process of throwing a staffer his car keys, saying, Take mine and double-park it right on their front steps if you have to.
The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010
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This seems like a two-way street you're trying to double-park Hillary on.
Obama Directly Attacks Bill's Presidency, Blames It For Massive Dem Losses 2009
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