parallel park
verb
parallel parked; parallel parking; parallel parks
: to park a car, truck, etc., so that the long side of the vehicle is parallel to the side of the road
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Actually Practical Magic Conjuring up a life partner whose salary is that of a K-pop star, who can prepare pancake batter (and not from a box), who does not have any optical abnormalities as your health insurance doesn’t cover vision, and who can parallel park.
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Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
As the music plays and daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) struggles to parallel park outside, a man glances at Tony and goes into the bathroom.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
Being Black is a birthright privilege, and a rite of passage, like learning how to parallel park or double Dutch.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Expect something sporty, with an emphasis on adventure seeking, but compact enough to parallel park on a city street.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 May 2023
The feature is meant to keep cars driving within a lane; make lane changes automatically; parallel park; and slow and stop for stop signs and traffic lights.
—WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
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Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
As the music plays and daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) struggles to parallel park outside, a man glances at Tony and goes into the bathroom.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
Being Black is a birthright privilege, and a rite of passage, like learning how to parallel park or double Dutch.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Expect something sporty, with an emphasis on adventure seeking, but compact enough to parallel park on a city street.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 May 2023
The feature is meant to keep cars driving within a lane; make lane changes automatically; parallel park; and slow and stop for stop signs and traffic lights.
—WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Parallel park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parallel%20park. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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