wheel chock; parking block; wheel stop
A device placed against a wheel to prevent a vehicle from rolling. Used in parking lots, garages, and for aircraft or trailers.
Wheel chocks are installed in the parking lot.
The truck driver placed a wheel chock under the tire.
Standard spelling for a wheel chock or parking block.
Abbreviated spelling, seen in some contexts but less common than 車輪止め.
Compound of 車輪 (sharin, 'wheel') + 止め (dome, 'stop'), literally 'wheel stop'.