parking lot
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Definition
Noun: A designated area, typically paved, where vehicles can be left temporarily.
Usage
This noun refers to a specific type of area. It is commonly used to describe the area at a business, shopping center, or public facility. * You can find a parking lot. * You can enter or exit a parking lot. * A parking lot can be full, empty, or crowded.
Examples
- The store has a large parking lot for its customers.
- Please meet me in the parking lot after the movie.
- The office parking lot was completely full by 8 AM.
Advanced Usage
- "Parking lot" can be used metaphorically in business or technology to describe a place where ideas, projects, or issues are temporarily held without action.
- The proposed feature has been sitting in the development parking lot for months.
Variants and Related Words
- Car park (Noun): A synonym more commonly used in British English.
- Lot (Noun): A common, informal shortening of "parking lot."
- I'll wait for you in the lot.
- Parking garage (Noun): A multi-story building for parking cars.
- Parking space (Noun): A single marked area within a parking lot for one vehicle.
Synonyms
- Car park
- Lot
Related Phrases
- Parking lot attendant: A person who monitors or assists in a parking lot.
- Parking lot lines: The painted markings that designate individual parking spaces.
Noun
- a lot where cars are parked