parking meter in English

noun
1
a machine next to a parking space in a street, into which the driver puts money so as to be authorized to park the vehicle for a particular length of time.
Put money in a parking meter by a stranger's car, when you see that the time is running out.

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1. 28 I couldn't find a parking meter, so I decided to park illegally and risk a tow-away.

2. 28 Did you knock over a parking meter?No, this is the entire contents From my teenage mutant ninja turtle piggy bank.

3. You can identify a taxi rank by a green box on a post somewhat like an over-sized parking meter or alarm post.

4. — Tony Borroz, WIRED, "May 13, 1935: Enter the Parking Meter," 13 May 2010 These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'Acceptor.'

5. There is a good availability of taxis in Hamburg throughout the entire day, both at taxi stands and in the streets. You can identify a taxi rank by a green box on a post somewhat like an over-sized parking meter or alarm post.