double yellow lines

double yellow lines
A place where one is not allowed to park a motor vehicle.

A council has withdrawn a parking ticket issued after double yellow lines were painted under a parked car.


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  • double yellow line — noun a) A pair of yellow lines painted at the side of a road to show that parking is not permitted at any time. 1995 Nina Fletcher, Janet Holt, Ethics, law, and nursing b) A pair of yellow lines painted along the middle of a road to show that… …   Wiktionary

  • yellow line — noun A line of yellow paint, or other substance, on a road indicating parking restrictions • • • Main Entry: ↑yellow * * * ˌyellow ˈline [yellow line] noun (in Britain) a yellow line painted at the side of a road to show that you can only park… …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow line — n a line of yellow paint along the edge of a street in Britain which means you can only park your car for a short time or at particular times double yellow lines (=two lines of paint that mean you cannot park there at any time) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double — doub|le1 W2S1 [ˈdʌbəl] adj [usually before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of two parts)¦ 2¦(two different uses)¦ 3¦(twice as big)¦ 4¦(for two people)¦ 5¦(two letters/numbers)¦ 6¦(flower)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin duplus, from duo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double — 1 / dVbFl/ adjective 1 OF TWO PARTS consisting of two parts that are similar or exactly the same: You can t park on double yellow lines. 2 double l/s/9 etc BrE spoken used when you are spelling a word or telling someone a number, to show that a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • double — 1. adjective 1) a double garage double yellow lines Syn: dual, duplex, twin, binary, duplicate, in pairs, coupled, twofold Ant: single 2) a double helping …   Thesaurus of popular words

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