parking lot

Definitions

1. park
2. A parking area, generally paved and open-air (sometimes with limited overhead covering), where automobiles may be left when not in use.
   Canada, Malaysia, Philippines, US
3. A road blocked by stop-start traffic.
   US, figuratively, humorous
4. ammo
5. A holding area in which to set aside some question or concern for likely future consideration.
   especially, figuratively
6. A place in a state of complete destruction, especially one achieved through military means.
   US, figuratively

Equivalents

41 more languages

العربيةموقفموقف سيارات

Bosanskiparkirališteplažaпаркиралиште

Catalàaparcamentpàrquing

Češtinaparkoviště

Cymraegmaes parcio

Danskparkeringsplads

Ελληνικάπάρκινγκστάθμευση

Esperantoparkejo

Eestiparkla

Euskaraaparkaleku

Suomiparkkipaikkapysäköintialue

Gaeilgecarrchlós

Galegoaparcadoiroaparcamento

עבריתחניון

Hrvatskiparkirališteplažaпаркиралиште

Magyarparkolóparkolóhely

Հայերենավտոկայանատեղի

Bahasa Indonesiaparkiranplazatempat parkir

Íslenskabílastæði

Italianoparcheggioposteggio

日本語カーパークパーキングパーキング・エリアパーキングエリアモータープール駐車場+ 3 more

ქართულიავტოსადგომისადგომი

Қазақ тіліавтотұрақ

ភាសាខ្មែរទីចតរថយន្ត

한국어주차장차마당

Kurdîplaza

Te Reo Māoritūnga waka

Македонскипаркиралиште

Bahasa Melayutempat letak kereta

မြန်မာယာဉ်ရပ်

Nederlandsparkeerplaatsparkeerterreinparking

Polskiparkingparkingowy

Portuguêsestacionamento

Românăparcajparcareparking

Русскийавтостоянкапаркингпарковкастоянкастоя́нка для маши́н+ 2 more

Slovenčinaparkovisko

Српскиparkirališteplažaпаркиралиште

Svenskabilparkeringparkeringparkeringsplats

ไทยที่จอดรถลานจอดรถ

Türkçedurgulukotoparkpark yeri

Українськаавтостоя́нкапа́ркінгпарковкастоя́нка+ 1 more

Examples

“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.”

“America believed it had smashed Israel’s greatest enemy and turned Iraq into a parking lot, so now Israel could take⟳ risks it had never been able to take⟳ before.”

“I was one of the people understanding the need⟳ to turn⟳ Afghanistan into a parking lot on the way to finding Bin Laden and bringing him to justice.”

“Eager for “round two,” a member of Israel’s regional council adjoining Gaza exhorted the military that next time they should “flatten Gaza into a parking lot, destroy⟳ them.””

“While the former called for end⟳ to the fighting in Gaza in his first Sunday address, Mr. Prevost said that after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israelis by members of Hamas, “I’d have⟳ flattened Gaza and made it a parking lot.””

CEFR level