car park
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of car park
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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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
The four of them are now sleeping in their vehicle in a car park at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía.
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
We got there around lunch-time and left the Rover in a car park beside a mini-golf course full of fluttering flags.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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