parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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An off-duty police officer was killed when her current boyfriend and her estranged husband, a firefighter, encountered each other in a parking lot, according to investigators in North Carolina. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025 They had been fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle in a parking lot. CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 The vast parking lot with smoke rising everywhere, the open Midwest sky, the roar of Chiefs Kingdom echoing through the bowl. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025 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. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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