parking lot
Striped pavement expanse
A parking lot is an outdoor area designated for parking vehicles, typically paved with marked spaces.
Americans say parking lot; the British say car park.
Large stores, stadiums, and office buildings have parking lots.
The term can describe any crowded vehicular scene: The highway turned into a parking lot during rush hour.
Creating linear patterns
- stallsDelays or compartments
- spacesGaps or open areas
- aislesPassages between rows
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
entrance · exit · circulation · traffic flow · pedestrian walkway · signage · lighting · barriers
Petroleum-based paving material
- blacktopDark paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- tarmacPaved airport surface
sealcoat · potholes · cracks · resurfacing · gravel · drainage · puddles · oil stains
Central business district
- shopping centerRetail establishment cluster
- mallEnclosed shopping center
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- airportAviation passenger facility
hospital · office complex · transit hub · metered · garage · structure · deck · ramp
Motor vehicles for travel
- SUVsLarge passenger vehicles
- trucksHeavy cargo vehicles
- vansEnclosed cargo vehicles
- motorcyclesMotorized two-wheeled vehicles
sedans · hatchbacks · minivans · electric vehicles · hybrids · RVs · trailers · delivery trucks
striping
Creating linear patterns
lanes · entrance · exit · circulation · traffic flow · pedestrian walkway · signage · lighting · barriers · curbs
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
tarmac · sealcoat · potholes · cracks · resurfacing · gravel · drainage · puddles · oil stains · wheel stops
downtown
Central business district
- shopping centerRetail establishment cluster
- mallEnclosed shopping center
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
airport · hospital · office complex · transit hub · metered · garage · structure · deck · ramp · valet
cars
Motor vehicles for travel
motorcycles · sedans · hatchbacks · minivans · electric vehicles · hybrids · RVs · trailers · delivery trucks · shuttles
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- bus depotbuses, drivers, garage, fleet, routes
- campusdorm, dormitory, dormitories, dorms, quad
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- mallsshopping mall, mall, galleria, food court, mall directory
- Motelsvacancy, no vacancy, vacancy sign, front desk, check-in
parking lotparking garage
Structure for storing automobiles
parking structure · covered parking · underground parking · carport
parking lotpark
Public leisure grounds
roadway · green space · highway · thoroughfare · freeway
parking lotpark
Public leisure grounds
green space · garden · nature preserve · urban forest · meadow