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car park

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. a parking lot.

car park British  

noun

  1. Usual US and Canadian term: parking lot.  an area or building reserved for parking cars

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Etymology

Origin of car park

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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By the time his Newcastle team-mates were doing extras on the training field, Batty was often on his way out of the car park.

From BBC

It connects the resort's car park to the ski slopes.

From BBC

Humberside Police said the incident happened on Tuesday between 19.15 and 20:00 GMT while the rider was on a path close to the Boating Lake car park, off Kings Road.

From BBC

As Ibrahima ran away, the trio chased him and caught up with him in the car park of the Fairway Inn Public House.

From BBC

Investigators have been sent to the scene, in a car park near an apartment block in the south of Russia's capital.

From BBC

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