parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

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On Wednesday, Leslie and Regalado also provided some additional details on the renovation timeline, while the city’s parking authority provided a peek at its plans for a new garage on the theater’s surface parking lot. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 In quick succession, the entrance gets locked, a silent alarm triggered and umpteen squad cars pull up with sirens screaming in the strip mall parking lot outside. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 June 2025 The procession of protesters eventually made its way to a parking lot where ICE had staged an operation earlier in the week and where the organizers received unconfirmed reports that ICE was staging again. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 June 2025 No parking options: If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 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 10 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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