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self-parking

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to park itself. (Usually referring especially to automated parallel parking.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • All these self-driving and self-parking cars! What a time to be alive!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sensor-based system that allows a vehicle to park automatically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Examples

  • This car comes with self-parking and automatic lanekeeping.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autoparking

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The action performed by a vehicle that has such capability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • They were amazed the first time they witnessed self-parking. It was as if a ghost were turning the steering wheel!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parking

4

noun

Meaning 4

Parking of one's own car, as contrasted with valet parking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

Examples

  • 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".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parking

History

Etymology

From self- + parking.