parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026 Seeing the helicopter landing, Olathe police officers responded to the parking lot, said Sgt. Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 Cator, who was driving, pulled into a laundromat parking lot and stopped in a spot. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 The library is planned along Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami on a group of at least 10 lots of vacant land now functioning as a parking lot, according to Miami-Dade County property records. James Powel, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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