double-parking

double-parking is the present participle and gerund of double-park.

Meaning of double-park

double-park (third-person singular simple present double-parks, present participle double-parking, simple past and past participle double-parked)

To illegally park a car next to a car already parked on the side of a street, obstructing traffic.

double-parking (uncountable)

The (usually illegal) act of parking beside a car that is already parked at the side of the street, thus obstructing both the flow of traffic and the egress of the blocked vehicle.
- In addition, the many fine restaurants of the area bring on a high incidence of double-parking.2009, Ira Gershkoff, Richard Trachtman, The Boston Driver's Handbook: The Almost Post Big Dig Edition, →ISBN
- Many years ago when I was young – many years ago – double-parking was a traffic offence.2014, The Great Body Bible: Total Self Improvement Guide, →ISBN

What does double-parking mean?: Double-parking means the (usually illegal) act of parking beside a car that is already parked at the side of the street, thus obstructing both the flow of traffic and the egress of the blocked vehicle.
What is double-parking the present participle and gerund of?: Double-parking is the present participle and gerund of double-park.
What part of speech is double-parking?: Double-parking is a noun.

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