parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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Fans without valid match tickets will not be permitted on stadium property or in the surrounding parking lots. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California. Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 Aerial footage showed several LASD patrol cars near the Chick-fil-A parking lot, where only one vehicle was parked. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed into the parking lot of a car dealership and ignited a fire, per AP. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 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 18 Jun. 2026.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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