"car park" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑːpɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑɹ ˌpɑːɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-car park.wav Forms: car parks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car park (plural car parks)
  1. (Ireland, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked. Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland Synonyms: parking lot [Malaysia, North-America, Philippines], parking garage [North-America], parkade [Canada, South-Africa]
    Sense id: en-car_park-en-noun-Jst~i37T Categories (other): Commonwealth English, Hong Kong English, Irish English
  2. (Ireland, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.
    (Australia, New Zealand) A rectangular section, usually marked by painted lines, designated for the parking of a single car.
    Tags: Australia, Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, New-Zealand Synonyms: parking lot [Malaysia, North-America, Philippines], parking garage [North-America], parkade [Canada, South-Africa], parking place, parking spot [US], parking space [Australia, US], park [New-Zealand], parking bay [Australia, UK] Derived forms: parkway
    Sense id: en-car_park-en-noun-oaQs6vK5 Categories (other): Australian English, Commonwealth English, Hong Kong English, Irish English, New Zealand English, Road transport Disambiguation of Road transport: 33 41 26
  3. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, figuratively, humorous) A road with serious traffic congestion preventing the movement of vehicles. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, figuratively, humorous
    Sense id: en-car_park-en-noun-rt3JrZmw Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 28 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 26 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 26 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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