parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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When the search effort launched, her car was found in the parking lot at the Gateway Trailhead in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 The officers found 19-year-old Desmond McKay lying unresponsive in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025 The companies provided the products, and Aaron Crawford, an area manager for TNT, lit them in the fire station parking lot under firefighters’ supervision. Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025 Browning said the incident occurred while a group of housekeepers, including the woman who was arrested, were walking through the parking lot on their way to work. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 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 8 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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