parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More can be done to improve Bunker Hill, Gehry said, and the streets near Grand Avenue that are thick with parking lots are now ripe for development. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Pickup and drop-off for Uber and Lyft is in the Gantner parking lot. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024 Rose Island History Hike, 2 p.m. at Charlestown State Park: Arrive 10 minutes early at the Trail 3 and 4 parking lot for a 2-hour hiking tour of Rose Island. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024 After his attempts at escape were thwarted, the horse walked back out to the parking lot, transportation officials said. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024 The fan group, which also helped organize last year’s reverse boycott, February’s Fans Fest in Jack London Square and the Opening Day boycott in the Coliseum parking lot, sold enough Last Dive Bar bracelets to donate $10,000 to Schools Over Stadiums this week. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024 However, a convenient bus stop is located in the resort’s parking lot. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024 The event will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the department’s parking lot, on Madalina Cojocari’s thirteenth birthday. Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024 Then there’s the hassle of driving through a parking lot to the charger while towing a trailer, said Sara Eslinger, who’s in charge of Rivian’s charging network. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles

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