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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of car park

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Aerial video from the scene on Monday showed children holding hands and being escorted through a car park at the centre as police responded.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Susan Mackay, 73, was late for an appointment at Doncaster Royal Infirmary when she made contact with Kelly White in the hospital car park, injuring her hip and wrist.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The court heard both women were in the car park of the children's hospital on 24 January 2024.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Gwesty Cymru is a hotel on the seafront which does not have its own car park.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

They pulled out of the gravel car park and drove north out of the city.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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