car park
Americannoun
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car parks
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of car park
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The men had arrived under cover of darkness the night before, leaving their cars everywhere: in the village hall car park and on the recreation ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday marred by downpours and dense mist.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Through a glass skylight embedded in the sidewalk, I could see pedestrians rushing by on their way to work, while tires screeched in the car park above.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He said: "A lot of times if you were to walk from the car park to the pitches, say at Toryglen or Glasgow Green, you would see behaviour that is unacceptable around children."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I’d first started hearing rumours about Hailsham closing a year or so before that meeting with Laura in the car park.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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