parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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Judges in Los Angeles upheld the use of a geofence warrant to find and convict two men for a robbery and murder in a bank parking lot in Paramount. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026 Beef’s second season leaves behind the parking lot feuds, instead focusing on two couples, one millennial (Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan) and one Gen Z (Melton and Cailee Spaeny), working at a California country club. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026 Guzman then instructed them to exit the store and walk into the parking lot. Selina Guevara, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026 Family members found Sites's pickup truck at the Blanks Cabin Trailhead parking lot. Logan Smith, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 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 25 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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