car park

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a parking lot.

car park

noun

1. an area or building reserved for parking cars Usual US and Canadian termparking lot

Word History and Origins

Origin of car park¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

A hiker told a French newspaper how he came across the bodies of four people gunned down in a forest car park in the French Alps.

From The Daily Beast

A multi-story car park was built on it, a road was paved on it, and plans were made to construct multi-story buildings on it.

From The Daily Beast

It is said that most  naturists gather in the area to the south of the car park.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• garage
• park