double-park

double-park
,double-`park verb intransitive or transitive
to park your car parallel to another car that is already parked at the side of the road

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • double-park — (v.) 1931, from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + PARK (Cf. park) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • double-park — ☆ double park [dub′əlpärk΄ ] vt., vi. to park (a vehicle) parallel to another parked alongside a curb …   English World dictionary

  • double-park — v [I and T] to leave a vehicle on a road beside another vehicle that is already parked there …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double-park — UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms double park : present tense I/you/we/they double park he/she/it double parks present participle double parking past tense double parked past participle double parked to park your car parallel to… …   English dictionary

  • double-park — {v.} To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. * /Jimmy s father double parked his car and the police gave him a ticket./ * /If you double park, you block other cars from passing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • double-park — {v.} To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. * /Jimmy s father double parked his car and the police gave him a ticket./ * /If you double park, you block other cars from passing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • double-park — v To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. Jimmy s father double parked his car and the police gave him a ticket. If you double park, you block other cars from passing …   Словарь американских идиом

  • double-park — verb Date: 1927 transitive verb to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the curb intransitive verb to double park a vehicle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • double-park — double parks, double parking, double parked V ERG If someone double parks their car or their car double parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car. [V n] Murray double parked his car... The car pulled in and double parked in… …   English dictionary

  • double-park — double parker, n. /dub euhl pahrk /, v.t., v.i. to park alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the curb. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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