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dou·ble-park

(dŭb′əl-pärk′)
tr. & intr.v. dou·ble-parked, dou·ble-park·ing, dou·ble-parks
To park alongside another vehicle already parked parallel to the curb.

dou′ble-park′er n.
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double-park

vb
to park (a car or other vehicle) alongside or directly opposite another already parked by the roadside, thereby causing an obstruction
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dou′ble-park′



v.t., v.i.
to park alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the curb.
[1930–35, Amer.]
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double-park


Past participle: double-parked
Gerund: double-parking

Imperative
double-park
double-park
Present
I double-park
you double-park
he/she/it double-parks
we double-park
you double-park
they double-park
Preterite
I double-parked
you double-parked
he/she/it double-parked
we double-parked
you double-parked
they double-parked
Present Continuous
I am double-parking
you are double-parking
he/she/it is double-parking
we are double-parking
you are double-parking
they are double-parking
Present Perfect
I have double-parked
you have double-parked
he/she/it has double-parked
we have double-parked
you have double-parked
they have double-parked
Past Continuous
I was double-parking
you were double-parking
he/she/it was double-parking
we were double-parking
you were double-parking
they were double-parking
Past Perfect
I had double-parked
you had double-parked
he/she/it had double-parked
we had double-parked
you had double-parked
they had double-parked
Future
I will double-park
you will double-park
he/she/it will double-park
we will double-park
you will double-park
they will double-park
Future Perfect
I will have double-parked
you will have double-parked
he/she/it will have double-parked
we will have double-parked
you will have double-parked
they will have double-parked
Future Continuous
I will be double-parking
you will be double-parking
he/she/it will be double-parking
we will be double-parking
you will be double-parking
they will be double-parking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been double-parking
you have been double-parking
he/she/it has been double-parking
we have been double-parking
you have been double-parking
they have been double-parking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been double-parking
you will have been double-parking
he/she/it will have been double-parking
we will have been double-parking
you will have been double-parking
they will have been double-parking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been double-parking
you had been double-parking
he/she/it had been double-parking
we had been double-parking
you had been double-parking
they had been double-parking
Conditional
I would double-park
you would double-park
he/she/it would double-park
we would double-park
you would double-park
they would double-park
Past Conditional
I would have double-parked
you would have double-parked
he/she/it would have double-parked
we would have double-parked
you would have double-parked
they would have double-parked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.double-park - park a vehicle alongside another
driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
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Translations

double-park

[ˌdʌblˈpɑːk] VI (Aut) → aparcar en doble fila, estacionar en doble fila
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

double-park

[ˌdʌblˈpɑːk] viparcheggiare in doppia fila
double-parking → parcheggio in doppia fila
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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They double-park, so the dustbin carts or large wagons, even emergency services, cannot get into the avenues and roads.
Many patrons choose to double-park, which contribute to the traffic crawl on Brickfields' major roads and the vehicles honking on those blocking the road adds to the cacophony.
I'm all for naming and shaming the miserable cretins that make life so miserable on the roads of Bahrain and fully support the social media group calling itself Arrogance and Negligence on Our Roads.In a bid to curb traffic violations and parking infringements members have been publicly humiliating people who double-park, drive recklessly and block exits by recording incidents and posting images on the site.It was somewhat amusing, however, to read the barrage of condemnation directed at a woman who recorded a maniac on the road swerving across lanes for videoing the incident whilst driving along.
Cars park on pavements and double-park down the road, making squeezing past virtually impossible.
However, Andrew Stacey, representing station owners Centro, showed the court a pamphlet he said was issued in 2006 telling drivers not to "double-park".
The council will also issue penalty charge notices to motorists who double-park.
Mr Heal you should look to car drivers who double-park on roads, flaunt all the rules of the road, including speaking on their mobile phones.
But as their paper trails demonstrate, not all foreigners double-park with the same enthusiasm.
But even in areas where there were parking spaces just one or two metres away, some people couldn't be bothered to walk a short distance and still chose to double-park.
Parents of school children, who attend both public and private schools, have voiced their concerns about other parents who double-park their cars near school compounds during peak hours.
They will issue penalty charge notices to motorists who park their vehicle in front of dropped kerbs, double-park, park on zig-zag 'Keep Clear' zones outside of schools and park on bus stop clearways.
Andrew Stacey, representing station owners Centro, showed the court a pamphlet issued to drivers in 2006 telling them not to double-park.
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