parked

Park  (pärk), Mungo 1771-1806.

Scottish explorer in Africa known for his expeditions on the Niger River (1795-1796 and 1805).

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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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

parked - that have been left; "there were four parked cars across the street"

Translations

parked [ˈpɑː^rkt] adj [car] → garé(e)
to be parked [person] → être garé(e)
My sister was parked near the cinema → Ma sœur était garée près du cinéma.