parking lot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of parking lot
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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On an early October morning, federal officers watched a white van leave the parking lot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Before we went in, we sat in the parking lot of the strip mall — signs in Arabic advertising bread, coffee, halal meats, the Little Arabia District — hand in hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Seizing the opportunity, the researchers stopped at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and set up their equipment in a parking lot.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
While the first season, released in 2023, followed a row between strangers after a prang in a parking lot, the second focuses on bust-ups between people who are closer to home.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
We roll out of the empty parking lot.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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