parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As McAlpin walks across the parking lot, one officer calls out to the deaf man from his police car, the bodycam footage shows. Holly Yan, Melissa Alonso and Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 The car found in the parking lot, though, bore no signs of an accident. Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 Burton was discovered in the parking lot of the events center. Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 Police responding to reports of gunfire in the parking lot of Number One Buffet discovered an unidentified man inside a vehicle, appearing to have been shot. Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parking lot 

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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 30 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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