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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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The long-stay car park at Betws-y-Coed, a small village in Conwy which is a popular starting off point for people visiting Eryri, is on the list of those where overnight parking is now banned.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The shopping centre is open as normal, but the rear car park is closed.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Anderson accepts there are few, if any, bins along the famous central section of the wall, not even in the car park at Steel Rigg, the gateway to its most visited stretch.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

So in Rita's memory, he walks the same route from the Pont Ar Daf car park to the peak at 886m.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I mention all of this because as soon as the bus started out of the car park, the wind coming through the open windows of the bus caused a peculiar warp in the sound.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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