car park
noun
,
Chiefly British
1.
a parking lot.
Origin
1930-35
Examples from the web for
car park
Tonight, residents have gathered in the adjoining
car park
, with a merry but apprehensive air.
Lifeguards are stationed on the beach, and there's a large
car park
behind it.
Other hotel amenities include a complimentary
car park
, concierge service and a complimentary newspaper.
On arrival at the
car park
, walk or take a shuttle bus up to the crater, then descend the staircase to the lake.
There is no on-site parking, but the hotel can offer discounted rates at a secure
car park
within a five-minute walk of the hotel.
Guest amenities include on-site
car park
, gardens, a sun room and a cosy lounge with open fire for winter months.
Last term, for instance, an infants teacher on
car park
duty recorded the details of a father who'd stopped in a no-parking zone.
Yet the vast visitors'
car park
is a clue that some people nevertheless consider the abbey worth a trip.
As the tsunami approached, people drove to the
car park
there to watch-in terrified awe, but in presumed safety.
In one, a temporary fence was used to close off a short cut to a
car park
, except for a narrow gap.
British Dictionary definitions for
car park
car park
noun
1.
an area or building reserved for parking cars
Usual US and Canadian term
parking lot