parking lot

park·ing lot

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [par-king lot]
- /ˈpær kɪŋ lɒt/
- /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ lɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-king lot]
- /ˈpær kɪŋ lɒt/

Definitions of parking lot words

noun parking lot an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles. 1
noun parking lot car park 1
noun parking lot vehicle parking area 1
countable noun parking lot A parking lot is an area of ground where people can leave their cars. 0
noun parking lot an area or building reserved for parking cars 0
noun parking lot an area, often paved, for parking a number of motor vehicles 0

See all 7 definitions of parking lot

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Origin of parking lot

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1920-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Parking lot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Parking lot

parking lot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

parking lot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for parking lot

noun parking lot

byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
carport — A carport is a shelter for cars which is attached to a house and consists of a flat roof supported on pillars.
cartage — the process or cost of carting
cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
four-lane — (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction: a four-lane thruway.

All 8 Synonyms of parking lot