noun phrase · neutral
on-street parking
UK/ɒnˈstriːt ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/US/ɑːnˈstriːt ˈpɑr.kɪŋ/ON·street PARK·ing
parking vehicles along the side of a public street rather than in a dedicated car park
Examples
“On-street parking is limited near the shopping district.”
“The council plans to replace some on-street parking with cycle lanes.”
“Metered on-street parking encourages turnover and reduces long-term space occupation.”
Band 8 sentence
“To improve safety and reduce congestion, the council has proposed turning several areas of on-street parking into dedicated cycle lanes.”
Collocations
- restrict on-street parking
- metered on-street parking
Word family
Common mistakes
on street parking→on-street parking
parking space→on-street parking
Say it for a higher band
5park on the street→6street parking→7+on-street parking
Synonyms
street parking
Easily confused
parking space
“Finding an empty parking space in the city centre can be very difficult.”
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