self-parking
self-parking noun: a sensor-based system that allows a vehicle to park automatically.
Noun
self-parking (uncountable)
- A sensor-based system that allows a vehicle to park automatically.
- This car comes with self-parking and automatic lanekeeping.
- Most cars with self-parking capability can't actually do it all themselves. These systems can locate a parallel (and in some cases a perpendicular or diagonal) parking spot upon activation by utilizing proximity sensors on the front, side, and rear of the vehicle; often, the tech requires...2020 April 8, Duncan Brady, “Self-Parking Cars Explained: How Does Automatic Park Assist Work?”, in MotorTrend
- Synonyms:
- autoparking
- The action performed by a vehicle that has such capability.
- They were amazed the first time they witnessed self-parking. It was as if a ghost were turning the steering wheel!
- Parking of one's own car, as contrasted with valet parking.
- A: Did the wedding have valet parking? B: No, it was self-parking, but the parking garage did have a section marked "reserved for wedding guests today".
Adjective
self-parking (not comparable)
- Able to park itself. (Usually referring especially to automated parallel parking.)
- All these self-driving and self-parking cars! What a time to be alive!
Synonyms of self-parking
Origin of self-parking
From self- + parking.
Questions about self-parking
- What does self-parking mean?
- Self-parking means a sensor-based system that allows a vehicle to park automatically.
- What part of speech is self-parking?
- Self-parking can be a noun or an adjective.
Words near self-parking in the dictionary
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