vacant lot
noun
: a piece of land that is not being used
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.
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The new Foot Locker would be developed on the southern portion of a vacant lot at 4100 N. 56th St., on the east side of North 56th Street extended, north of West Capitol Drive.
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Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
The men took the boys to a vacant lot, robbed them and shot them to death.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
Around midnight Thursday, a man described as in his 30s, and another man, 36, were standing in a vacant lot in the 700 block of East 67th Street when someone opened fire in their direction, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Listed as the next potential site is a 57-acre vacant lot just south of the Speedway along Village West Parkway.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
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Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
The men took the boys to a vacant lot, robbed them and shot them to death.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
Around midnight Thursday, a man described as in his 30s, and another man, 36, were standing in a vacant lot in the 700 block of East 67th Street when someone opened fire in their direction, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Listed as the next potential site is a 57-acre vacant lot just south of the Speedway along Village West Parkway.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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