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 first fire was reported around 8:40 p.m. in a vacant lot near State Street and Pacific Avenue, according to fire officials.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
It could be seen in its entirety from across a vacant lot on the northwest corner of the intersection.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Philly law enforcement located the Hyundai in question later that afternoon, burning in a vacant lot.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
On a vacant lot in the 2600 block of North 34th Street stands a 10-foot-by-10-foot, brightly colored, wooden garden shed.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
It could be seen in its entirety from across a vacant lot on the northwest corner of the intersection.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Philly law enforcement located the Hyundai in question later that afternoon, burning in a vacant lot.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
On a vacant lot in the 2600 block of North 34th Street stands a 10-foot-by-10-foot, brightly colored, wooden garden shed.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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