parking lot

American  

noun

parking lots plural

1. an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.

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parking lot British  

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): car park.  an area or building reserved for parking cars

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• parking lots
  plural

Etymology

Origin of parking lot

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

The event’s starting point was at a parking lot on the corner of Temple and Alameda streets, where the incident took place, according to the event’s Instagram account.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Sandra Errasti, 28, was driving into the underground parking lot at her 16-story apartment building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

He posts about eating breakfast in the parking lot of a Walmart, then Walmart’s official account asks if he’ll be back tomorrow.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer reacted as if Zlatan had stolen a teacher’s Corolla and started doing doughnuts around the high school parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

I look around the park for the agents, but Dad and Aunt Melissa must have redirected them to the parking lot.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Related Words

• garage
• park