parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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Several inches of sand fill the front row of Aliso Beach's parking lot after surf coupled with high tides pounded the Orange County shore. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The 911 call placed from the teenager’s phone last week reported a young person who may be brandishing a gun in an Austin, Texas, parking lot. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Huerta, 18, is accused of purposefully running over Ramirez with her car in the early morning hours of July 26 in a parking lot along Caldwell Boulevard in Nampa. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026 Treviño and her husband were arrested in December after federal agents followed them into a Home Depot parking lot in South Texas. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for parking lot

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Aug. 2026.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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