parking lot

noun

: an area used for the parking of motor vehicles

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Crump said the child was killed after police were called to a Walmart parking lot about diapers that may have been shoplifted. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 When Brian’s group eventually set up in the fan parking lot in Utah, the soccer gods intervened. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026 Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Moore was last seen walking through the Publix parking lot at 100 Old Cherokee Road in Lexington on the night of June 11. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for parking lot

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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parking lot

noun
: an outdoor area for parking motor vehicles
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