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PARKING METER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coin-operated timer located next to a parking space; depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("parking meter" is a kind of...):
timer (a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end)