noun phrase · neutral
on-street parking
UK/ɒn ˈstriːt ˈpɑːkɪŋ/US/ɑn ˈstriːt ˈpɑrkɪŋ/on·STREET PARK·ing
Parking vehicles along the side of a road rather than in a separate car park.
Examples
“On-street parking is limited near the surgery, so visitors must use the car park.”
“The council wants to reduce on-street parking to widen pavements.”
“Residents complained about noisy engines and blocked driveways caused by on-street parking.”
Band 8 sentence
“To improve pedestrian safety, the council has proposed removing all on-street parking along the shopping boulevard.”
Collocations
- ban on-street parking
- permit on-street parking
- limited on-street parking
Word family
Common mistakes
public parking→on-street parking
on street parking→on-street parking
Say it for a higher band
5street parking→6public parking→7+on-street parking
Synonyms
roadside parking
Easily confused
off-street parking
“Some houses have off-street parking behind them.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In City & Urban life
Learn it with its set