parking

Parking is the act of stopping a vehicle, exiting it, and leaving the vehicle unoccupied for more than a brief time. It is against the law virtually everywhere to park a vehicle in the middle of a highway or road. In all countries where motor vehicles are in common use, specialized parking facilities are routinely constructed in combination with most structures to facilitate the coming and going of the structures' users.

Parking facilities include indoor and outdoor private property belonging to a house, the side of the road, a parking lot or car park, and indoor and outdoor multi-level structures.

In the U.S., after the first public parking garage was opened in Boston, May 24, 1898, livery stables in urban centers began to be converted into garages. In cities of the Eastern US, many former livery stables, with lifts for carriages, continue to operate as garages today.

The following terms exemplify regional variations in language. All except ''carport'' refer to outdoor multi-level parking facilities. In some regional dialects, some of these phrases refer also to indoor or single-level facilities.




*''Parking ramp'' (used in some parts of the upper Midwest, especially Minneapolis, but sometimes seen as far east as Toledo, Ohio). In Minneapolis, this term ''never'' refers to an indoor facility; that would be called a ''parking garage''.
*''Multi-storey car park'' (England)
*''Parkade'' (Canada, South Africa)
*''Parking structure'' (Western U.S.)
*''Parking garage'' (Eastern USA, where this term refuses to distinguish between outdoor multi-level parking facilities and indoor parking facilities; to a Minneapolitan this term emphatically says indoor parking facility; to a Bostonian it does not.)
*''Parking deck'' (Sighted in both New Jersey and North Carolina.)
*''Carport'' (open-air covered parking)

I plan on parking my car today. I anticipate it to be a quality experience.

by GrandMarquisLS December 28, 2005

koala parking

the act of pulling into a parking space as slowly as possible to aggravate surrounding drivers.

The old lady was koala parking, so he honked his horn.

by jonnybagpipes September 6, 2011

detroit parking lot

The home of many homeless Detroitians in your friendly neighborhood. :) Say hello to them, especially if they have a gun. :):)

Gabe: Yo, I've always wanted to visit a detroit parking lot.
Sensible person: Fuck no, dude. That shit is crazy filled with gun-wielding nig nogs.

by nignog21 September 7, 2017

Parting the Red sea

When during sex a Man inserts his Penis into the Woman's Vagina while she is Having her period.Thus creating the same effect Moses did...sorta.

Jim caught Bob Parting the Red sea with Nancy and asked if he could join.He also volunteered to bring towels and tissues to clean up the mess afterward.

by Chanse Goss March 26, 2010

Parking Enforcement Officer

A man or woman that takes a stand against the violators of parking. These individuals work for police departments and walk or drive the mean streets for hours on end while recieving loathsome tong lashings from their victims. A good PEO will deliver atleast 1 citation every 15 minutes.

If you can't be a cop, be a Parking Enforcement Officer.

by Hanz and Honz March 15, 2009

Parking in the grass

When sharing a delicious blunt filled with marijuana. If you are to accidently let the blunt go out. You are "Parking in the grass". Happens more so with Dutch Masters & Games- and even more so in green leaf cigars.

Ryan Hey, who has the blunt?

Jacob Yeah, wheres that thing at?
Aaron Ooops, i let it go out again!
Greg Dammmmmm
All Together "PARKING IN THE GRASS!!!!!!!!"

by DjRyRy March 5, 2011

greasier than a Wal-Mart parking lot!

Poor people shop at Wal-Mart. Poor people have poor cars. Poor cars leak a lot of oil. (Don't believe me? Check the grease pools in the empty spaces of your local Wal-Mart.)

This pizza's greasier than a Wal-Mart parking lot!

by El Gringo Del Mingo July 13, 2010