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

See Examples For:

parking lot

Out in the parking lot, I hung out for some time before another car arrived, a blue Chevy Silverado with Illinois plates.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

In Cali, part of the Hospital Universitario del Valle collapsed during the quake, forcing doctors to move patients into a parking lot and treat some in the open air.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

But, on the night I rode the shuttle bus, it took just 15 minutes to escape the parking lot and return to the hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Japan's national broadcaster NHK reports numerous accounts of trees being toppled by strong winds throughout Nago city in Okinawa, while a car was found overturned and leaking oil in a parking lot.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

We maneuver the table next to the rest of the furniture, which we’ve set up in the parking lot close to Birdie’s.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Related Words

• garage
• park