parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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Officers found Lorenzo-Olivera, 36, about 1:45 p.m. June 24, 2022, lying face down in a parking lot of an apartment complex at 1299 Electric Ave. Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024 The shoot took place at John's Midtown Tavern in Bayonne, New Jersey, and a nearby parking lot that was setup to resemble an early '80s, late '70s used car dealership. Chris Jordan, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024 In the parking lot of the East Palo Alto Family YMCA, city council candidates stood flagging down prospective voters, a last ditch effort to garner votes. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 And yet on the first day of early voting, in Weaverville, a suburb of Asheville, the parking lot of one voting site—the Weaverville Community Center, in Buncombe County—was full, and the line snaked around the block, almost a full hour before voting had even begun. The New Yorker, 5 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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