parc fermé
/ˌpɑːk fəːˈmeɪ/ /ˌpɑːk ˈfəːmeɪ/(also parc ferme) Chiefly Motor Racing
noun
An enclosure or paddock for vehicles, especially for racing vehicles before or after a race.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Times. From French parc fermé from parc enclosure + fermé, past participle of fermer to close. Compare car park.
- pickup
- pick up after
- pickup arm
- pickup baler
- pickup bar
- pickup body
- pickup camper
- pickup joint
- pickup line
- pickup man
- pick up one's marbles and go home
- pick up (or get up) speed
- pickup shot
- pick-up-sticks
- pick up stompies
- pick up the pieces
- pick up the tab
- pick up the threads
- pickup truck
- pickup tube
- pickup van
- pickwick
- Pickwickian
- Pickwickiana
- Pickwickianism