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Synonyms

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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There are five large bins at Fort Perch Rock car park but they did not have the capacity to deal with the litter and street bins filled up quickly and were left overflowing.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Emergency services were called at about 05:45 BST on 13 May to a report of a person in the water near Black Rock car park in Madeira Drive.

From BBC • May 20, 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

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

There're two ratty sofas, one yolky rug, a dragon's-egg paperweight, a Fisher-Price toy multistory car park, and a giant Zulu mask from South Africa.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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