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car park

American  

noun

Chiefly British.
car parks plural
  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

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Etymology

Origin of car park

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Sussex Police said the teenager died after the car in which he was a passenger collided with another car near Shooters Bottom car park, by Beach Head, at about 21:30 BST on 26 June.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

A woman has been seriously injured after being trapped underneath a fallen telegraph pole in a train station car park.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

"Cars drive about five percent of the time. Ninety-five percent of the time they are standing still in a car park somewhere," he explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The KWS has not commented on the allegation about the car park but said that the public had been consulted about the plan to constrict a new orphanage.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

We’re in the car park at Wilton Lake.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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