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parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025 In his sketches, even the most oddball figures—a focus-group participant with terrible ideas, a man struggling to back out of a parking lot—are self-conscious about their unpopularity. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025 Dozens of vehicles were broken into early Thanksgiving morning in the parking lot of the Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca, officials said. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in early November, offering free measles vaccines to adults and children. Lauren Sausser, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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