Synonyms and antonyms of Car parking and parking control in American Thesaurus

bay (noun)

a partly enclosed area that is used for a particular purpose, for example parking a car

clamp (verb)

British to put a piece of equipment on a wheel of a car to stop it being moved because it is illegally parked

clamp (noun)

British a Denver boot

double-park (verb)

to park your car parallel to another car that is already parked at the side of the road

double yellow line (noun)

in the U.K., two yellow lines along the side of a road that mean you are not allowed to park your vehicle there

meter (noun)

a parking meter

meter maid (noun)

Americaninformal a woman whose job is to check that cars are parked legally. The British word for a woman or man who does this job is traffic warden.

motor park (noun)

West African a parking lot

off-street parking (noun)

a place where you can park your car that is not on a road

park (verb)

to move a vehicle into a place where you are going to leave it for a period of time

park and ride (noun)

a transportation system in which drivers leave their cars in a place outside a town and travel by train or bus into the town

parking (noun)

the process of putting a vehicle into a place and leaving it there

parking (noun)

space where motor vehicles can be left

parking garage (noun)

American a building where people can park their cars

parking lot (noun)

American an area or building where people can park their cars. The British word is car park.

parking meter (noun)

a machine in the street that you put coins into to pay for leaving your car there

parking ramp (noun)

American a building or underground parking area having several levels reached by ramps (=slopes), where automobiles can be parked temporarily

parking ticket (noun)

an official document put on your car telling you that you have broken a rule about parking and must pay a fine

pound (noun)

a place where the police take your car if you have parked it illegally

tow away ()

to take a vehicle away from a place by towing it, especially because it is parked illegally

towaway zone (noun)

a place where you should not leave your car parked. If you do leave your car there, it is likely to be taken away by the police.

traffic warden (noun)

British someone whose job is to check that vehicles are legally parked

valet parking (noun)

an arrangement by which a staff member of a restaurant, hotel, etc. parks customers’ cars for them