From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishparking lotˈparking lot ●●● S3 noun [countable] American EnglishTTC an open area for cars to park in SYN car park British English
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parking lot• This prime site in the heart of the capital used to be a parking lot.• They gathered each night in a 228-car parking lot, speaking over a public address system.• It includes handling their reception at the station, airport or parking lot.• The office and the parking lot were in a little clearing surrounded by large trees.• I walked back to my office building and retrieved my car from the parking lot without going upstairs.• He had donkey rides out in the parking lot. 