car park
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of car park
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As part of his sentence, Evans has been ordered to stay away from the victims as well as the car park where the theft took place.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Currently, Edinburgh Airport's drop-off fee is £6 while the short-stay terminal car park costs £7 for up to 15 minutes wait time and £14 for 30 minutes.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
A free drop-off and pick-up area - about a 10-minute walk away and limited to a 30-minute stay - will remain in place at the long stay car park, with more spaces added.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Their "highly sophisticated operation" culminated in a sting at a Morrisons car park in Stratford, east London, on 29 September 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
And the three of them, led by Sophie Mol, sashayed across the airport car park, swaying like fashion models, Eagle flasks and Made-in-England go-go bags bumping around their hips.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.