"parking crater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parking craters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parking crater (plural parking craters)
  1. (urban studies, derogatory) A large parking lot or set of contiguous parking lots in the middle of a city, forming a pronounced gap in the urban fabric. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Urban studies
    Sense id: en-parking_crater-en-noun-SV-2kJhz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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