parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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At the time, downtown OKC was little more than a small outcropping of skyscrapers surrounded by fields of empty parking lots. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025 Projects include installing additional 50-amp outlets to the inner ring road, security lighting, and 50-amp outlets to the east parking lot and to the area west of the grandstand. ATTORNEY: Approved a resolution to hire Thomas Borgen as assistant McLeod County attorney. Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 The affidavit said Gonzalez turned out of the parking lot onto Wyoming and then turned again onto Sheridan. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025 However, Cook instead reached inside the window, stole a pair of car keys, and drove around the establishment’s parking lot with them. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 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 13 Feb. 2025.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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