Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb To park (a vehicle) parallel to the curb; -- contrasted with angle-park.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb park directly behind another vehicle

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Examples

  • C-MAX also has a power-operated rear liftgate, five seats in the main cabin and two smaller seats in the third row, twin sliding doors and active park assist, a special system that will automatically parallel-park the car.

    Cars To Look For At The Detroit Auto Show Hannah Elliott 2010

  • Though newly licensed by the state of Pennsylvania to drive a car, Eisenhower had not been dexterous enough to parallel-park the huge Chrysler Imperial.

    Going Home to Glory David Eisenhower 2010

  • C-MAX also has a power-operated rear liftgate, five seats in the main cabin and two smaller seats in the third row, twin sliding doors and active park assist, a special system that will automatically parallel-park the car.

    Cars To Look For At The Detroit Auto Show Hannah Elliott 2010

  • Just think about how you have to use mental rotation when you are lost in a new city and trying to figure out where you are located relative to a particular street on a map, or whether your car will fit in a small space where you want to try to parallel-park it.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • Just think about how you have to use mental rotation when you are lost in a new city and trying to figure out where you are located relative to a particular street on a map, or whether your car will fit in a small space where you want to try to parallel-park it.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • " Like Smart cars but smarter, " says Mr. Bennett, because Daimler AG ' s two-seater Smart ForTwo minicars, though shorter than meter-maid cars, have to parallel-park because they have four wheels.

    How to Turn Heads on the Road: Buy a Meter-Maid Car Cari Tuna 2010

  • C-MAX also has a power-operated rear liftgate, five seats in the main cabin and two smaller seats in the third row, twin sliding doors and active park assist, a special system that will automatically parallel-park the car.

    Cars To Look For At The Detroit Auto Show Hannah Elliott 2010

  • Just think about how you have to use mental rotation when you are lost in a new city and trying to figure out where you are located relative to a particular street on a map, or whether your car will fit in a small space where you want to try to parallel-park it.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • Yes, dear readers, I had to parallel-park a sixteen-foot moving truck on a busy city street.

    Mission Accomplished Leigh 2008

  • Yes, dear readers, I had to parallel-park a sixteen-foot moving truck on a busy city street.

    Archive 2008-09-07 Leigh 2008

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