parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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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, 8 Nov. 2025 One video showed Brown appearing to fight in a parking lot as a crowd moved toward an alley. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 The barbecue joint’s staff passed out free samples to the large crowd who were lined up through the end of the parking lot, several businesses down. Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025 This song, about getting stoned in the parking lot of one’s old high school, sounds like leather-jacket season to me. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 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 10 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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