parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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But putting that same robot in a grocery store would probably knock over some shelves and get stuck in the parking lot. Julius Hietala, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Lines wrap around the building, and some customers pitch tents in the parking lot overnight to secure a spot at the front. Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024 Days later, police found her father, Ryan Kobayashi, dead in a parking lot near LAX on Nov. 24. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 His skeleton had been found two years earlier, buried under a parking lot. Patrick Wood, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parking lot 

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parking lot was in 1924

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“Parking lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20lot. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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