Definition of Double-park

1. Verb. Park a vehicle alongside another.

Category relationships: Driving
Generic synonyms: Park

Definition of Double-park

1. Verb. To park a car next to a car already parked on the side of a street, obstructing traffic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-park

double-glazed
double-glazing
double-handed
double-header
double-headers
double-hung
double-hung window
double-jointed
double-knit
double-layer ejecta
double-magnum
double-masked experiment
double-mouthed uterus
double-nosed andean tiger hound
double-page spread
double-park (current term)
double-parked
double-play
double-plus-good
double-plus-ungood
double-plus good
double-plus ungood
double-point threshold
double-prop
double-propeller plane
double-quick
double-quote
double-quoted
double-quotes
double-quoting

Literary usage of Double-park

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook to the Environs of London: Alphabetically Arranged, Containing an by James Thorne (1876)
"From a very earl v period the Archbishops of Canterbury had a Palace here, surrounded by a double park and extensive woods ; and here one of their number, ..."

2. Delivering the Goods: 21st Century Challenges to Urban Goods Transport by Working Group on Urban Freight Logistics, SourceOECD (Online service) (2003)
"... zones are provided, they tend to be used for long-term parking by passenger vehicles, forcing freight vehicles to double park outside such zones. ..."

3. Adventure Guide by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"Parking Do not double-park, park in no-stopping zones, areas reserved for deliveries (livraisons ) or for the disabled. Street parking in Paris is limited ..."

4. Henry's Official Western Theatrical Guide, 1907-1908 by W. R. Dailey (1908)
"Exchange, $1 double. Park, $1.25 double, $1.50 single. Transfer Co., CE Bray. Bill-poster, JG Meder Railroad—V. & TRR EUREKA—Pop., 1000. Opera House. ..."

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