parking meter
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parking meter
Where it comes from
From parking + meter (“one who measures”), modelled after coal-meter, etc.
noun parking meters
- A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.
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noun device for collecting parking fees
| Español | parquímetro, míter |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パーキングメーター pākingumētā, 駐車メーター chūsha-mētā |
| 中文 | 收費咪錶 /收费咪表 shōufèi mībiǎo, 停車計時器 /停车计时器 tíngchē jìshíqì |
| Português | parquímetro, parcômetro |
| Français | parcmètre, parcomètre |
| Deutsch | Parkuhr, Parkautomat |
| Italiano | parchimetro |
| Ελληνικά | παρκόμετρο parkómetro |
| Română | parcometru |
| Русский | парко́вочные часы́ parkóvočnyje časý, парко́метр parkómetr |
| العربية | عداد انتظار السيارات |
| עברית | מדחן |
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