Daily Reporter: Paint marks the spot: NPHS seniors pick, paint parking spots
A few days before the start of the 2025-26 school year, several seniors were working hard under a blistering summer sun painting parking spaces at New Palestine High School. For the first time, ...
Washington Examiner: School paints over student’s ‘Back the Blue’ design in parking spot
A Florida student who painted her parking spot to show her support for the “Back the Blue” movement had her design painted over by the school. The Estero High School senior paid $15 to paint the spot ...
The driver will wait for us in/at the parking lot. All I know is that in the US, the 99.9999% assumption would be that the driver is waiting in the vehicle. If he's not, then that would normally need a special explanation. And there isn't one here. So if the vehicle is in the parking lot, he is in the parking lot, by extension.
After all, we drive into the parking lot. The parking lot is also a two-dimensional area, but it can be three-dimensional if the parking lot is enclosed (with a roof), which adds the notion of "height." In any event, I don't find "parked on the parking lot" incorrect.
The term 'car park' is derived from the military expression 'artillery park', which was a field or open space where guns were ranged. 'Car park' covers any place specifically set aside for cars to be left temporarily. It is a broader term than 'parking lot'. 'Car park' includes underground and multi-storey car parks, neither of which could be described as a 'parking lot'. Another point is that ...