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  • 1angle parking — A system of parking on the side of the street where the car is about 45 degrees from parallel with the edge of the street. The British term is echelon parking …

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  • 2Parking lot — (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi durable surface. In most… …

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  • 3Parking violation — Parking tickets on a vehicle in Durham, North Carolina A parking violation is the act of parking a motor vehicle in a restricted place or for parking in an unauthorized manner. It is against the law virtually everywhere to park a vehicle in the… …

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  • 4Parking — [ Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.] Parking is the act of stopping a vehicle and leaving it 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… …

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  • 5Parking space — A parking space is a location that is designated for parking. This can be in a parking garage or in a parking lot or on a city street. It is usually designated by a white paint on tar rectangle. The automobile fits inside the space, either by… …

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  • 6parking — The action of placing a vehicle at a full stop out of the flow of traffic. See angle parking attendant parking echelon parking parallel parking self parking valet parking …

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  • 7angle-park — /æŋgəl ˈpak/ (say angguhl pahk) verb (i) to park a motor vehicle at an angle to the kerb, generally at an angle of 45°. Compare parallel park. –angle parking, noun …

  • 8Parking orbit — A parking orbit is a temporary orbit used during the launch of a satellite or other space probe. A launch vehicle boosts into the parking orbit, then coasts for a while, then fires again to enter the final desired trajectory. The alternative to a …

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  • 9Automatic parking — is an autonomous car maneuvering from a traffic lane into a parking place to perform parallel parking, perpendicular or angle parking. The automatic parking aims to enhance the comfort and safety of driving in constrained environments where much… …

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  • 10parallel-parking — n. The act or process of parking parallel to the curb; contrasted with {angle parking}. [PJC] …

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