Jimmy's father double-parked his car and the police gave him a ticket.
If you double-park, you block other cars from passing.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
double-park — (v.) 1931, from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + PARK (Cf. park) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
double-park — verb intransitive or transitive to park your car parallel to another car that is already parked at the side of the road … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
double-park — ☆ double park [dub′əlpärk΄ ] vt., vi. to park (a vehicle) parallel to another parked alongside a curb … English World dictionary
double-park — v [I and T] to leave a vehicle on a road beside another vehicle that is already parked there … Dictionary of contemporary English
double-park — UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms double park : present tense I/you/we/they double park he/she/it double parks present participle double parking past tense double parked past participle double parked to park your car parallel to… … English dictionary
double-park — {v.} To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. * /Jimmy s father double parked his car and the police gave him a ticket./ * /If you double park, you block other cars from passing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
double-park — {v.} To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. * /Jimmy s father double parked his car and the police gave him a ticket./ * /If you double park, you block other cars from passing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
double-park — verb Date: 1927 transitive verb to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the curb intransitive verb to double park a vehicle … New Collegiate Dictionary
double-park — double parks, double parking, double parked V ERG If someone double parks their car or their car double parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car. [V n] Murray double parked his car... The car pulled in and double parked in… … English dictionary
double-park — double parker, n. /dub euhl pahrk /, v.t., v.i. to park alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the curb. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
