(Ireland, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.
(Ireland, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.
"car park" means: An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"car park" means: An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"car park" means: An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) A parking area, generally paved and open-air (sometimes with limited overhead covering), where automobiles may be left when not in use.
(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) An area containing caravans either for holiday rental, or for holiday use by their owners.
(US) A building for vehicles to park in, typically with several floors and sometimes underground.
(US) A parcel of land that has been zoned via local regulation for commercial uses related to automobile sales and maintenance.
Ring ring Dispatcher: what's your emergency? Me: some lady told me there's people kicking off in the car park Dispatcher: in what way? Me: I don't know, she didn't want to get involved and thought telling me to do it…
“1. Have you been in a car park and seen the posts that have been knocked over? Stronger than that. 2. Source? 3. True, but not many places think it worth doing right now.”
“Officials said the Drewry Lane car park was not being well used by the public”
“Men taken to hospital after reports of ‘fight’ near car park #Lancashire”
“Great, Jen 👍 Please fill the tank up again, just in case, and please never spend the night in a motorway car park. 🙏🙏 Do you have the ‘Park4Night’ or ‘CamperContact’ app? I always use them to find good places to stay overnight if I need to. Have fun, enjoy 🤗”
“I saw her stoatin aboot in the Elgin Domino Pizza car park once. There's a want there, as ma maw would've said.”
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(Ireland, Commonwealth, figuratively, humorous) A road with serious traffic congestion preventing the movement of vehicles.
“Tragic death of man after fall from multi-storey car park”
“Ring ring Dispatcher: what's your emergency? Me: some lady told me there's people kicking off in the car park Dispatcher: in what way? Me: I don't know, she didn't want to get involved and thought telling me to do it would relieve her of her personal responsibility to society”
“#todgertuesday Yeah was taken yesterday after gym I’ve lost track of the days thanks to the Monday holiday 🤭 Car park gym cock You getting in the passenger seat bud? 🍆👅”
“Critter spotted in the car park 😱”
“Harrow & Wealdstone: Step free access is not available between Wealdstone High St / platform 6 (southbound NR trains to Euston) and the overbridge. Use the car park entrance on Sandridge Close for step free access to other platforms.”
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