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Definition of parallel park verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parallel park

verb
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːk/
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːrk/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parallel park
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːk/
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːrk/
he / she / it parallel parks
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːks/
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːrks/
past simple parallel parked
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːkt/
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːrkt/
past participle parallel parked
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːkt/
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːrkt/
-ing form parallel parking
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːkɪŋ/
 
/ˌpærəlel ˈpɑːrkɪŋ/
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  1. parallel park (something) to park a car or other vehicle parallel to (= next to and along the same line as) the pavement
    • I never learned how to parallel park.
See parallel park in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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