parking lot

noun

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

parking lot

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parking lot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

In a parking lot, at an intersection, or pounding down a dirt trail, there is no mistaking the Crosstrek for anything else, even at a distance.

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As the Liberty Van rolled into the Home Depot, its driver slowed, lowered the window and waved at day laborers standing around the parking lot.

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Modern training begins months before the march with field training often held in the parking lots of MetLife Stadium or Citi Field.

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Some residents took matters into their own hands by using cones to block Waymos from entering the parking lots and blocking their way into streets and alleys.

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Retail and a massive parking lot on the bottom.

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Related Words

• garage 
• park