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Parking lot

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Noun
  1. 1
    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

    "Meronyms: parking space, parking spot, parking place"

  2. 2
    a lot where cars are parked wordnet
  3. 3
    A road blocked by stop-start traffic. US, figuratively, humorous

    "The 101 was a parking lot again today."

  4. 4
    A holding area in which to set aside some question or concern for likely future consideration. especially, figuratively

    "Let's put this question in the parking lot for now, and we'll follow up on it later this week."

  5. 5
    A place in a state of complete destruction, especially one achieved through military means. US, figuratively

    "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."

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