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car park
n. Chiefly British
A parking lot.
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car park
n
(Automotive Engineering) an area or building reserved for parking cars. Usual US and Canadian term: parking lot
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parking
– car parkDon't use the word 'parking' to refer to a place where cars are parked. Instead, say car park in British English and parking lot in American English.
We parked in the car park next to the theatre.
The high school parking lot was filled with cars.
A building with several levels for parking cars is called a parking garage in American English, and a multi-storey car park in British English.
Parking is used only to refer to the action of parking your car, or to the state of being parked.
Parking in the city centre is very difficult.
He put a 'No Parking' sign on the gates.
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car park
parking lot
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| Noun | 1. |  car park - a lot where cars are parked lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" used-car lot - a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale |
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Translations
مَوْقِفٌ عَامٌّ لِلسَّيَّاراتمَوْقِفٌ للسَّيّارات
parkoviště
parkeringsplads
pysäköintialue
parkiralište
parkolóhely
bílastæîi
駐車場
주차장
parkirišče
bilparkering
ที่จอดรถ
bãi đỗ xe ô tô
car park
n → parcheggioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
car
(kaː) noun1. (American ˌautomoˈbile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people. What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?'
2. a section for passengers in a train etc. a dining-car.
3. (American) a railway carriage for goods or people. a freight car.
car park (American parking lot) a piece of land or a building where cars may be parked.
ˈcar phone noun a telephone that can be used in a car.
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car park
→ مَوْقِفٌ عَامٌّ لِلسَّيَّارات parkoviště parkeringsplads Parkplatz χώρος στάθμευσης αυτοκινήτου aparcamiento, estacionamiento pysäköintialue parking parkiralište parcheggio 駐車場 주차장 parkeerterrein parkeringsplass parking estacionamento автостоянка bilparkering ที่จอดรถ otopark bãi đỗ xe ô tô 停车场Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009