parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

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The footage showed the person of interest running across the roof of a building at Utah Valley University, going down the side of the building, going through the parking lot and toward a busy street. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025 In South Carolina, a man allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend multiple times in a Walmart parking lot. John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 Other videos of the August shooting in Power and Light showed three victims lying in the parking lot after the shooting as people began clearing the scene and first responders entered the area. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 The officers escorted Williams to the parking lot, which is where Stewart used pepper spray on her, a police incident report states. Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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