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Moguwai007 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

parking lot　vs parking lots

Could you please tell me about the definition of parking lot?
I am wondering which you call " area where two cars can be parked" ,parking lot or parking lots.
  

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A parking lot is a piece of property with markings of lanes and slots where people park their cars. They are located near shopping, restaurants, and work places. on the street.

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  • A parking lot is a piece of property with markings of lanes and slots where people park their cars.
  • They are located near shopping, restaurants, and work places.
  • on the street.
  • If there is room for only two cars, this is not a parking lot, but two parking spaces.
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A parking lot is a piece of property with markings of lanes and slots where people park their cars. They are located near shopping, restaurants, and work places. Contrast that with parking garage which is a building (usually multistory) for parking, or individual parking spaces .on the street. If there is room for only two cars, this is not a parking lot, but two parking spaces.
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A parking lot is an area where several cars can be parked. The space for each car, often marked with lines on the ground, is called a parking space.
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parking lot (AmE)
car park (BrE)
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Thank you very much for your information.
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CliveA parking lot is an area where several cars can be parked. The space for each car, often marked with lines on the ground, is called a parking space.
Do native speakers use 'a parking spot'? Thanks.
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Yoong LiatDo native speakers use 'a parking spot'? Thanks.
That term is used in the UK (not formally).
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Yoong LiatDo native speakers use 'a parking spot'?
In American English:

Let's go early to the theater so we can find a good parking spot.

A parking space is a marked space where you can part a car. This parking lot has 50 parking spaces.

A parking spot is a more general term referring to a location. A good parking spot = a good loca
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