Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parking lot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: park-ing lot
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A designated area, usually outdoors and divided into marked spaces, intended for the temporary parking of motor vehicles.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A road blocked by stop-start traffic.

American usage; Humorous

noun

A holding area in which to set aside some question or concern for likely future consideration.

noun

A place in a state of complete destruction, especially one achieved through military means.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: parking space, parking spot, parking place"
"Should we park in that parking lot, or in the garage up the street?"
"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
"Once there were parking lots / Now it's a peaceful oasis"
"The 101 was a parking lot again today."
"Let's put this question in the parking lot for now, and we'll follow up on it later this week."

Usage

Inflected Forms

parking lots (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parking garage

Synonyms

parking area car park park

Questions

What does parking lot mean?: A designated area, usually outdoors and divided into marked spaces, intended for the temporary parking of motor vehicles.

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