parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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The officers run in the direction of the noise, the northwest part of the church's parking lot. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025 According to Tolleson police, one drone fell in the same parking lot as the crane; the other fell in the parking lot 100-200 feet away. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025 Ballard recalled seeing residents detained outside the building for hours, after seeing a Black Hawk helicopter flying over the five-story building in the city’s South Shore neighborhood and military-sized vehicles and agents filling the parking lot early Tuesday morning. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 At the same time, the victim was driving into the parking lot. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 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 5 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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