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At first blush, it seems that the young people who were shot down in the parking lot at the base of Blanket Hill gave up their lives for a dream that died with them.
William Kunstler

Meaning of "parking lot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARKING LOT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARKING LOT

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Parking lot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARKING LOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parking lot

Parking lot

A car park, also known as car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface. In most countries where cars are the dominant mode of transportation, parking lots are a feature of every city and suburban area. Shopping malls, sports stadiums, megachurches and similar venues often feature car parks of immense area. Diagram of example car park layout with angle parking as seen from above. White arrows show direction of allowed travel in each lane. Several parking spaces closest to the building entrance are reserved for the handicapped. Cars of various colors are shown parked in some of the spaces. The obtusely pointed end indicates the front end of each car. A sign at the entrance to an underground parking garage in March 2007, warning drivers of the maximum height clearance, in this case, roughly 2 metres. A parking lot in Manhattan, New York, in 2010, with its capacity increased through multiple level stacked parking using mechanical lifts.

Definition of parking lot in the English dictionary

The definition of parking lot in the dictionary is an area or building reserved for parking cars Also called : car park.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARKING LOT

parkiest
parkin
parking
parking attendant
parking bay
parking brake
parking disc
parking fine
parking garage
parking lights
parking meter
parking offence
parking orbit
parking place
parking ticket
Parkinson´s
Parkinson´s disease
Parkinson´s law
Parkinson´s syndrome
parkinsonian

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARKING LOT

a bad lot
airline pilot
ballot
blot
broken lot
bush lot
Camelot
clot
job lot
lot
maillot
Merlot
odd lot
pilot
plot
scot and lot
slot
studio lot
the lot
vacant lot

Synonyms and antonyms of parking lot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parking lot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARKING LOT

Find out the translation of parking lot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parking lot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parking lot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

停车场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estacionamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

parking lot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार्किंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موقف للسيارات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автостоянка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estacionamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পার্কিং লট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parking
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tempat letak kereta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parkplatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

駐車場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주차장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

panggonan parkir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bãi đậu xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாகனம் நிறுத்தும் இடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाडी उभी करायची जागा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Otopark
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

posteggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miejsce parkingowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автостоянка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parcare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάρκινγκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parkeerterrein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parkeringsplats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parkeringsplass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parking lot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARKING LOT»

The term «parking lot» is very widely used and occupies the 16.347 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARKING LOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parking lot

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10 QUOTES WITH «PARKING LOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parking lot.
1
John Barrowman
I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery, and I remember taking the bow and arrow and firing it up and across the street into a car parking lot.
2
Jeff Foxworthy
My grandma's the most careful, safe driver in the world. You put her in a rental car, and she's doing doughnuts in the K-Mart parking lot!
3
Justin Guarini
Success is like a high-rise building I'm on the first floor. There are a lot of people in the basement or the parking lot but I was lucky enough to have made it to the first floor and I'm looking to make it to the penthouse.
4
Armie Hammer
My very first kiss happened when I was 6, underneath some desks during 'nap time', but my first real kiss happened when I was 15 in the parking lot at a Mexican food restaurant.
5
Scott Howell
We can have open and good discussion with our Republican brothers and sisters. But when we walk into the chapel we should leave our political differences out in the parking lot.
6
Chris Hughes
When I was 17, I went to India for six weeks and had what, at the time, was a very challenging trip. You walk down the street and you see lepers and beggars, and there were several of us, a group of Americans. I remember we were just trying to park one night somewhere and people were just sleeping in the parking lot.
7
Ken Jennings
If I start outsourcing all my navigation to a little talking box in my car, I'm sort of screwed. I'm going to lose my car in the parking lot every single time.
8
Angela Kinsey
I bring my bike to work, and I make laps around our parking lot on my lunch break.
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William Kunstler
At first blush, it seems that the young people who were shot down in the parking lot at the base of Blanket Hill gave up their lives for a dream that died with them.
10
John Madden
Guess what the Redskins have? You know, I take the bus to the games, we park in the parking lot where the visiting team parks. So I go out there after the game and they have a food truck there! And the guy comes over and he cooks food for the Redskins, and they come out to the parking lot before they get on the bus and they go to the food truck!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARKING LOT»

Discover the use of parking lot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parking lot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rethinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking
Presents a history of the automobile parking lot and the various forms it has taken, making the argument that parking lots can be made into more pleasant landscapes and contribute to their community environment.
Eran Ben-Joseph, 2012
2
Parking Lot Picker's Songbook
We now have versions of the Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for every instrument in a typical bluegrass band - guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, and bass - so every member, no matter what instrument they play, can work from the same ...
Dix Bruce, 2011
3
The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger
Based on the successful anger management program Scheff created, The Cow in the Parking Lot shows how anger is based on unmet demands, and introduces the four most common types—Important and Reasonable (you want love from your partner); ...
Susan Edmiston, Leonard Scheff, 2010
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Lots of Parking: Land Use in a Car Culture
"Like Jakle and Sculle's earlier works on car culture, Lots of Parking will fascinate professional planners, landscape designers, geographers, environmental historians, and interested citizens alike."--BOOK JACKET.
John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, 2004
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Ambient Parking Lot
A novel.
Pamela Lu, 2011
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Parking Lot Picker's Songbook: Guitar Edition
Presents a collection of 225 bluegrass, old time, country, and gospel songs along with standard notation, tablature, lyrics, and chords.
Dix Bruce, 2007
7
I Saw an Ant in a Parking Lot
Dorothy Mott, a parking lot attendant, must think fast to save an ant who is looking for goodies right in the path of a minivan.
Joshua Prince, 2007
8
Meet Me in the Parking Lot
Here, characters externalize their internal conflicts, and the stories share the common themes of mothers, cars and the unpredictable nature of the psyche.
Alexandra Leggat, 2004
9
Parking Lot Meditations
Parking Lot Meditations is a book that reveals the insight He had while in quiet, meditative moments with God.
Roger Bailey, 2007
10
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children
From the Hardcover edition.
Tom Sturges, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARKING LOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parking lot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aliso Viejo man arrested in Brea Mall parking lot shooting
Berrora fired a handgun multiple times at an acquaintance in the mall parking lot near the Red Robin restaurant at about 12:45 p.m., Irvine ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
2
Roseville Parking Lot Assault
A woman was walking from the parking lot to the store when two men holding what looked like handguns approached her and demanded her ... «FOX40, Jul 15»
3
Man intentionally hit by car in Bourne, police say
BOURNE, Mass. —A man found seriously injured in a Bourne parking lot Sunday morning was intentionally hit by a vehicle, police said. «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
4
Woman, 45, assaulted during robbery in Gull Road apartment …
RICHLAND, MI --A 45-year-old woman was dragged several yards through a parking lot during a strong-armed robbery early Sunday. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Police: South Jersey Woman Found With Cocaine In Hospital …
... TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A southern New Jersey woman faces charges after she allegedly was found with cocaine in a hospital parking lot. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
Man robbed at gunpoint in Vallejo bank parking lot
The victim was exiting a Wells Fargo bank on Tennessee Street at about 2:15 p.m. when he was approached by a car with two occupants in the ... «Vallejo Times Herald, Jul 15»
7
Armed robbers hit up driver in College Station parking lot
Authorities on Saturday continued to investigate a report from a man who told police he was robbed by armed assailants while sitting in his ... «Bryan-College Station Eagle, Jul 15»
8
Flint police chief says crackdown on 'parking lot partying' is working
The department gets an affidavit from the store owner permitting police officers to break up 'parking lot parties.' People who won't leave can be ... «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
9
LETTER: Parking lot puts Milltown kids in jeopardy
... and return directly through the library parking lot's narrow entrance and turn left in front of Joyce Kilmer Elementary School on a daily basis. «MyCentralJersey.com, Jul 15»
10
Suspect attempts to rob UH students in parking lot
Suspect attempts to rob UH students in parking lot. The suspect pulled a gun on the students and demanded their money and cell phones. «KHOU, Jul 15»

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