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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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
The stop was a quarter-mile walk from the hotel, the ride to the American Dream parking lot just five minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The mid-air collision occurred in Rio de Janeiro, with one of the helicopters landing in the parking lot of a car dealership, the AP reports.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
The helicopters collided in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a western suburb of Rio de Janeiro, then plummeted into the parking lot of an electric car dealership, setting ablaze around 20 cars, firefighters said.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
Mom and I trail after him, out of the office and down a cement walkway, which is separated from the big parking lot by a low wall.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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