parallel parkv.

Brit.

/ˌparəlɛl ˈpɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛrəˌlɛl ˈpɑrk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parallel adj., park v.

Etymology: < parallel adj. + park v. Compare parallel parking n.

Originally U.S.

intransitive. To park a vehicle parallel with (and usually close to) the kerb or roadside (cf. angle-park v.). Now spec.: to park in this way by pulling up alongside a parked vehicle and reversing into the space behind it. Also transitive: to park (a vehicle) in this way.

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1942 Progress-Rev. (La Porte City, Iowa) 1 Jan. 3/3 The officer angle-parked when he should have parallel-parked, or some such technicality.

1974 A. Lurie War between Tates (1977) iv. 96 It is slow to start, clumsy to drive—and impossible to parallel park.

1986 New Yorker 10 Nov. 43/2 Dieter parallel-parked his car in the condo driveport.

2003 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 15 Sept. b1 Frymeyer..parallel-parked the 48-foot trailer in a space a mere 6 feet longer than the truck itself.

2011 Daily Star (Nexis) 26 Sept. 22 Of 170,000 women who failed their [UK] driving test last year, 55,000 were caught out when trying to parallel park.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parallel park
释义	parallel parkv. Brit. /ˌparəlɛl ˈpɑːk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌlɛl ˈpɑrk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parallel adj., park v. Etymology: < parallel adj. + park v. Compare parallel parking n. Originally U.S. intransitive. To park a vehicle parallel with (and usually close to) the kerb or roadside (cf. angle-park v.). Now spec.: to park in this way by pulling up alongside a parked vehicle and reversing into the space behind it. Also transitive: to park (a vehicle) in this way. ΚΠ 1942 Progress-Rev. (La Porte City, Iowa) 1 Jan. 3/3 The officer angle-parked when he should have parallel-parked, or some such technicality. 1974 A. Lurie War between Tates (1977) iv. 96 It is slow to start, clumsy to drive—and impossible to parallel park. 1986 New Yorker 10 Nov. 43/2 Dieter parallel-parked his car in the condo driveport. 2003 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 15 Sept. b1 Frymeyer..parallel-parked the 48-foot trailer in a space a mere 6 feet longer than the truck itself. 2011 Daily Star (Nexis) 26 Sept. 22 Of 170,000 women who failed their [UK] driving test last year, 55,000 were caught out when trying to parallel park. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1942
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