parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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An education and rentals business, the Expedition School, has plans for a new boating dock and storage facility on the lagoon down the slope from the parking lot these residents have used for decades. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024 And, Commins said, given the recent Eastern Market tailgate shootings, some might feel safer in the church's parking lot. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024 For the next hour, Williams drove around to watch the progression of the fire from box-store parking lots and cul-de-sacs where distraught homeowners were being evacuated. M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024 According to the event website, accessible parking spaces are in the South lot of the Stadium via the Missouri Street Gate 3 parking lot entrance. Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 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 3 Dec. 2024.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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