Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
space in which vehicles can be parked;
- Example: "there is plenty of parking behind the store"2.
the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Park \Park\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Parking.]
1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park.
[1913 Webster]
How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as,
to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; --
typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the
motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.
Note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in
it is said to be standing. parallel-park [PJC]
5. To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park
oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual
fund. [informal]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
parking \parking\ n.
The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can
be left temporarily.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A space or spaces in which a vehicle can be parked; as,
there is plenty of parking behind the store.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
parking
n 1: space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of
parking behind the store"
2: the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can
be left temporarily