parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To begin, park in the parking lot on Cedar Creek Road, located off Boulder Creek Road. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2024 The argument occurred in the parking lot of a business that police did not identify. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2024 Lucas said some of the abuse occurred in a Sheriff’s Department parking lot. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 According to Beck, around 3 p.m. local time on Monday, June 3, North Olmsted Dispatch received multiple 911 calls with reports of a Black woman wearing all black, who was stabbing people in the parking lot of the Giant Eagle grocery store located at 27264 Lorain Road. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for parking lot 

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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 16 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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