artery vs parking lot

artery

noun
  • A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines. 

  • Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. 

  • Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery 

parking lot

noun
  • An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use. 

  • A road blocked by stop-start traffic. 

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