car park
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of car park
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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But Amazon said its current proposals, which include building a multi-storey car park and six new sound stages, would help "realise the site's full potential".
From BBC • May 9, 2026
In a car park outside a Chinese takeaway, I met a tow-truck driver removing cars.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The media is housed in a casino hotel, about a 10-minute walk away, through a tunnel and across a car park, although there is a small workspace in the paddock as well.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Williams was checking a pay-and-display machine at the Seven Stars car park in Welshpool, Powys.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
These are the pictures I’ve kept of those moments we waited by that car park.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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