park

park  (pärk)

n.

1. An area of land set aside for public use, as:

a. A piece of land with few or no buildings within or adjoining a town, maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes.

b. A landscaped city square.

c. A large tract of rural land kept in its natural state and usually reserved for the enjoyment and recreation of visitors.

2. A broad, fairly level valley between mountain ranges: the high parks of the Rocky Mountains.

3. A tract of land attached to a country house, especially when including extensive gardens, woods, pastures, or a game preserve.

4. Sports A stadium or an enclosed playing field: a baseball park.

5.

a. An area where military vehicles or artillery are stored and serviced.

b. The materiel kept in such an area.

6. An area in or near a town designed and usually zoned for a certain purpose: a commercial park.

7. A position in an automatic transmission that disengages the gears and sets the brake so the vehicle cannot move: put the car in park and turned off the engine.

v. parked, park·ing, parks

v.tr.

1. To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location.

2. Aerospace To place (a spacecraft or satellite) in a usually temporary orbit.

3. Informal To place or leave temporarily: parked the baby with neighbors; parking cash in a local bank account.

4. To assemble (artillery or other equipment) in a military park.

v.intr.

1. To park a motor vehicle: pulled over and parked next to the curb.

2. Slang To engage in kissing and caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.

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[Middle English, game preserve, enclosed tract of land, from Old French parc, of Germanic origin.]

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parker n.

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park

Noun

1. a large area of open land for recreational use by the public

2. a piece of open land for public recreation in a town

3. Brit a large area of private land surrounding a country house

4. an area designed to accommodate a number of related enterprises: a science park

5. US & Canad a playing field or sports stadium

6. the park Brit informal the pitch in soccer

Verb

1. to stop and leave (a vehicle) temporarily: I parked between the two cars already outside, police vans were parked on every street corner

2. Informal to leave or put (someone or something) somewhere: she parked herself on the sofa and stayed there all evening [Germanic]

parking n

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Park a space occupied by parked vehicles, stores, etc.; hence, the objects themselves, collectively; an enclosed area in which game beasts such as deer are bred; a place for breeding oysters.

Examples: park of artillery, 1755; a vast park of carriages, 1827; of deer, 1781; of oyster culture, 1883; of oysters; of wild fish, 1607; of young oysterlings, 1851; a park of waggons, 1859.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	park - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" parkland national park - a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property safari park - an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
	2.	park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" common, commons, green amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town village green - a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
	3.	park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" ballpark baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field bullpen - a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game dugout - either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments stand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
	4.	Park - Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) Mungo Park
	5.	park - a lot where cars are parked           car park, parking area, parking lot lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" used-car lot - a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale
	6.	park - a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out" gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Verb	1.	park - place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling angle-park - park at an angle parallel-park - park directly behind another vehicle double-park - park a vehicle alongside another

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park

noun 1. recreation ground, garden, playground, pleasure garden, playpark, domain N.Z. forest park N.Z.

noun 2. parkland, grounds, estate, lawns, woodland, grassland

noun 3. field, pitch, playing field

verb 4. leave, stop, station, position

verb 5. put (down), leave, place, stick, deposit, dump, shove, plonk (informal)

Translations

park [pɑːk] n → parque m; jardín m público

vt → aparcar, estacionar

vi → aparcar, estacionar

park [pɑːk] n → parc m, jardin public

vt → garer

vi → se garer;

can I park here? → est-ce que je peux me garer ici?

park [pɑːk] n → Park m

vt, vi (Aut) → parken

park [pɑːk] n → parco;

(public) → giardino pubblico

vt, vi → parcheggiare

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park

n park [paːk]

1 a public piece of ground with grass and trees The children go to the park every morning to play.parkمُتَنَزَّهпаркparkparkder Parkπάρκοparqueparkپارکpuistoparcגַן צִיבּוּרִיउद्यानparkparktamanalmenningsgarðurparco公園공원parkasparkstamanparkpark(anlegg)parkparqueparcпаркparkparkparkparkสวนสาธารณะpark公園паркپارک، چمنcông viên公园

2 the land surrounding a large country house Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.bos, ruigteحَديقَة تابِعَة لِقَصْرпаркoborapark; haveder Parkέκταση που περιβάλλει (εξοχική) έπαυλη κτλ.jardínpuiestikباغpuistoalueparcפַּארקग्रामीण मकान के इर्दगिर्द विशाल बागperivojparktamangarður/landssvæði umhverfis höll/seturparco庭園넓은 정원parkas, želdynasparkstamanparkpark(anlegg)parkparqueparcугодьяoboraparkparkparkสถานที่กลางแจ้งขนาดใหญ่büyük bahçe園林парк, садокگاؤں کي حويلي کے گرد کا سبزہ زارbãi园林

v

to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time He parked in front of our house.parkeerيوقِف السيّارَهпаркирамparkovatparkereparkenσταθμεύωaparcar, estacionarparkimaپارک کردنpysäköidästationnerלְהַחֲנוֹתगाडी़ खडी़ करनाparkirati,ostavitiparkolmemarkirleggja bílparcheggiare駐車する주차하다pastatyti automobilįnovietot automašīnumemberhentikanparkerenparkereparkowaćestacionara parcaпарковать(ся)parkovaťparkiratiparkirati separkeraจอดรถpark etmek停放ставити на стоянку, паркуватисяتھوڑي دير کے ليے گاڑي روکناđỗ xe停放

n ˈparking-lot

(American) a car park. parkadeساحَة وُقوف السَيّاراتпаркингparkovištěparkeringspladsder Parkplatzπάρκιγκaparcamiento, parkingparklaپارکینگpysäköintialueparc de stationnementמִגרָש חֲנָיָהकार पार्कauto-parkparkolótempat parkirbílastæðiparcheggio駐車場주차장automobilių stovėjimo vietaautomašīnu stāvvietatempat letak keretaparkeerterreinparkeringsplassparkingparque de estacionamentoстоянкаparkoviskoparkiriščeparkingparkeringsplatsที่จอดรถpark yeri停車場місце стоянки автотранспорту; паркінгکار پارکنگ کي جگہbãi đậu xe停车场

n ˈparking-meter

a coin-operated meter beside which a car may be parked for the number of minutes or hours shown on the meter. parkeermeterعَدّاد يُسَجّل مُدَّة وُقوف السَيّارَهмонетен автоматparkovací hodinyparkometerdie Parkuhrπαρκόμετροparquímetroparkmeeterپارکومترpysäköintimittariparcomètreמַדחָןगाड़ी रोकने के टाइम का मीटरura za parkiranjeparkolóórameteran parkirstöðumælirparchimetro駐車メーター주차 시간 자동 표시기automobilio stovėjimo skaitiklisautomašīnas stāvvietas skaitītājsmeter tempat letak keretaparkeermeterparkometerparkometrparquímetroparcometru, aparat de taxare a autovehi­cu­lelor într-o parcareсчётчик на стоянкеparkovacie hodinyparkirna uraparking satparkeringsmätareมิเตอร์เก็บค่าจอดรถpark sayacı, parkmetre停車計時器паркувальний лічильникايک قسم کا ميٹر جو گاڑي کھڑي ہونے کا وقت بتلاتا ہےđồng hồ đỗ xe停车计时器