car park
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of car park
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The buckets are gathered back in the car park and the crop is carefully placed in a barrel of cool seawater to be taken for processing.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They have an annual general meeting and come together to discuss issues such as the shared car park.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Punters were greeted by a member of staff in the car park and told, 'I can't serve you, we've barred bikes'.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Having taken all safety precautions - and drilled my son fully on stranger danger - we arrange to meet in the car park of a service station to trade the grand total of 11 stickers.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Diary safe in my satchel, I crossed the flooded clinic car park, leaping from dry bit to dry bit like James Bond froggering across the crocodiles' backs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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