parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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And as the sun begins to rise, Kuber Sancho-Persad, who lives a few doors down, is napping in his taxi in the Kennedy Airport parking lot, waiting for the first passengers of the day to arrive with the early morning flights. Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Federal immigration agents arrested Abrego Garcia, 29, in March after pulling him over in an Ikea parking lot near his home in Beltsville, Maryland, about half an hour outside of Washington. James Powel, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 At the Marine Mammal Care Center, there are so many animals being treated that the nonprofit has had to build enclosures in the parking lot. Carter Evans, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025 The driver pulls into a QuikTrip, loops around one of the gas pumps and leaves the parking lot as the officer activates his sirens. Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025 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 13 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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