Topic: MOTOR VEHICLES
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car park [countable] British English
1TTC an area where people can park their cars [= parking lot American English]
2TTC an enclosed building in a public place where people can park their cars [= parking garage American English]
WORD CHOICE: 
WORD CHOICE:
parking, parking space/place, car park, parking lot!! Parking is an uncountable noun • Ample parking will be available. • a hotel with free parking Do not say 'a parking' or 'parkings'.Use parking space or parking place when you mean 'a place in a street, car park etc where a vehicle can be left' • There's a parking space (NOT a parking) in front of that house.Use car park in British English or parking lot in American English when you mean 'an area or building where vehicles can be left' • large car parks (NOT parkings) near train stations ➔ See also parkingWORD FOCUS: carWORD FOCUS: car
big cars: limousine, people carrier British English, gas-guzzler AmE informal, estate car British English
small cars: compact American English, hatchback British English
other types of car: pickup, van, saloon British English/sedan American English, sports car, convertible, SUV American English, off-roader, four-wheel drive/4x4
where you park your car: garage, car park British English/parking lot American English, multi-storey car park British English, parking space, carport
someone who drives a car: driver, motorist, learner driver
someone who drives a rich or important person's car for them: chauffeur, driver
➔ See also car
WORD CHOICE: parking, parking space/place, car park, parking lot!! Parking is an uncountable noun • Ample parking will be available. • a hotel with free parking Do not say 'a parking' or 'parkings'.Use parking space or parking place when you mean 'a place in a street, car park etc where a vehicle can be left' • There's a parking space (NOT a parking) in front of that house.Use car park in British English or parking lot in American English when you mean 'an area or building where vehicles can be left' • large car parks (NOT parkings) near train stations ➔ See also parkingWORD FOCUS: car
WORD FOCUS: car big cars: limousine, people carrier British English, gas-guzzler AmE informal, estate car British English
small cars: compact American English, hatchback British English
other types of car: pickup, van, saloon British English/sedan American English, sports car, convertible, SUV American English, off-roader, four-wheel drive/4x4
where you park your car: garage, car park British English/parking lot American English, multi-storey car park British English, parking space, carport
someone who drives a car: driver, motorist, learner driver
someone who drives a rich or important person's car for them: chauffeur, driver
➔ See also car
