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 growing fear in the community and rumors of undercover ICE agents in churches and church parking lots in other areas of the country has lead pastors to make major changes to their programming. — Lauren Costantino september 19, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Two days earlier, one of his football players, 16-year-old Joshua Lewis, had been fatally shot in a parking lot across the street from Raytown High School. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Four days before they’re set to play the first-ever concert by their new band, Dhani Harrison and Nigel Godrich sit down to enjoy a post-rehearsal libation in the parking lot of a North Hollywood practice space. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

The project, set to be finished in about 15 years, will redevelop parking lots around the United Center into thousands of residences, plus businesses and the concert hall. — Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 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