circus parking
n.— «No one’s driveway was blocked or street parking eliminated by what’s called circus parking: the small army of semi-trailers and support trucks for a big Hollywood film.» —“Film crews roll into Hollywood North” by Kevin Griffin Vacouver Sun (Canada) Feb. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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