parking lot
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of parking lot
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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“We think there’s an ICE agent,” someone told her, pointing toward an unmarked car skulking in the parking lot.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Following criticism last June, the Dodgers barred federal immigration agents from the team's massive stadium parking lot and committed $1 million to help families of immigrants "impacted by recent events in the region."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
After she was bit, Addy’s mother rushed her to a nearby grocery store parking lot, where they met an ambulance that transported the child to a local hospital, the child’s father, Manuel, told KTLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
A Taco Bell X post last week riffing on the joys of “spiritually sitting in a taco bell parking lot at sunset” was met with poop emojis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
We leave the car parked where it is and set off through the parking lot on foot.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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