parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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Outside the parking lot are taco trucks, but inside, some women sell Chinese food from the trunks of their cars, trading plastic bowls of wonton soup for cash. Eli Tan, New York Times, 14 May 2025 The city’s priorities include getting out of the business of owning a stadium, securing the Angels in Anaheim for decades to come, generating tax revenue from a ballpark village atop the parking lot, and adding sorely needed housing within any development. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Officers tried to stop his car in the parking lot, but the Aurora man fled. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 May 2025 But recently there was a major setback, with the preferred developer of the largest parking lot withdrawing from the project after two years. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 13 May 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 20 May. 2025.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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