parking

Etymology

park + -ing

verb

1. present participle and gerund of park
   Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
   His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
   They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)
   Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)

noun

1. The action of the verb to park.
   Parking in central London can be very difficult.
   Glasgow's car-parking problem is one of the worst in the country and the frequency of the new electrified rail service ought to attract a big clientele from the city's close-packed suburbs. 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715
   Table 6 represents an analysis of the parking usage in the Downtown Business District, in terms of the number of parkings, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to Type of Facility used, and the Purposes of the Trips […] 1948, Report of the Charlotte Parking Survey: Downtown Business District
2. Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
   It can be difficult to find parking in central London.