collocation (noun phrase) · neutral
parking lot
UK/ˈpɑːkɪŋ lɒt/US/ˈpɑːrkɪŋ lɑt/PAR·king lot
Band 5-6speakingtask1
a place where cars can be parked, usually an area near shops or buildings
Examples
“There was a small parking lot behind the cinema.”
“The shopping centre provides a free parking lot for customers.”
“During the festival the parking lot was completely full.”
Band 8 sentence
“I found the lack of secure parking lots in the city centre particularly frustrating during the weekend.”
Collocations
- secure parking lot
- underground parking lot
Word family
park verb / nounparking noun (gerund)lot noun
Common mistakes
at the parking→in the parking lot
parkings→parking lots / parking spaces
Say it for a higher band
5parking→6car park→7+parking lot
Synonyms
car park
parking area
Easily confused
car park
“I left my bike in the car park behind the supermarket.”
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