definition
strict definition
car parking
A facility for short-to-medium-term storage of cars and other private vehicles while they are not being used.
A car parking facility is a place available for the short-to-medium-term storage of cars and other private vehicles.
The parking can be available to the general public or restricted to a defined group. Those access conditions are described by the more specific parking uses.
Public parking admits any driver, while customer parking is tied to using a commercial establishment. A fee alone does not establish which access category applies.
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More specific definitions
4 sub-definitions-
customer parking
A site where customers of a commercial establishment can leave their vehicles while shopping. -
private parking
Places for leaving private vehicles, which are not available to the general public. -
public parking
Sites for leaving or storing personal motor vehicles, which are open to any user. -
visitor parking
Parking reserved for visitors to an associated place, generally for the duration of a non-commercial visit.
Related definitions
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aircraft hangar
A large building or shed for storing aircraft, including airplanes and helicopters, with possible repair and maintenance use. -
aircraft parking
A designated site for short-term or long-term aircraft storage that does not meet the definition of an aircraft hangar. -
bicycle parking
An area specially designated for leaving bicycles while they are not in use, usually with racks or other theft protection. -
boat dock
A place in a body of water where boats can be moored alongside a pier or wharf. -
boat storage
Places for the storage of boats, either on land or in sheltered spaces at a shoreline. -
bus depot
A home base for a particular bus line or operating service, used to park or store its buses when not operating. -
bus parking
A location designated for buses to park or idle, generally available to buses without serving as one operator's depot. -
horse parking
A place designated for parking of horses when their riders have temporarily dismounted. -
motorcycle parking
A designated parking area for motorized cycles, sometimes including mopeds and scooters, while not in use. -
spaceship hangar
An enclosure for storing, maintaining, or preparing vehicles that fly into outer space, including rockets and shuttles. -
taxi parking
A place designated for temporary storage or idling of taxicabs when not in service. -
train depot
A place for storing or parking non-operating rail vehicles, including subway and light rail trains but excluding streetcars. -
tram depot
A facility for parking or storing rail-based trams or streetcars while they are not operating. -
truck depot
A base for storing or parking large trucks, generally belonging to one trucking line, excluding utility and personal vehicles. -
truck parking
A place designated for trucks to park or idle, generally available to large trucks without belonging to one trucking line. -
utility vehicle depot
A storage facility for service or construction vehicles, including light-duty and heavy-duty utility equipment.