parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

Examples of parking lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The premiere of the ten-episode season kicks off with Hawkins, late for his tee time at a lesser golf tournament, barreling into the country-club parking lot in his tour bus, accompanied by his trusty caddie, Old Henry (Keith David). — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Hours earlier, Couture had posted a video of a confrontation with LaBeouf in what appeared to be a grocery store parking lot. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Rivers handled the retrial and manslaughter conviction of Marvin Rodriguez, who was indicted on murder in a killing in the AT&T Stadium parking lot in Arlington at a Dallas Cowboys game tailgate. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Sitting in the parking lot that hot August evening, Jean thought about taking hers. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for parking lot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot

Kids Definition

parking lot

noun

: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles