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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Foreman was working with a team removing weeds at a vacant lot near Crenshaw Boulevard and 60th Street. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 In the May primaries, Davidson’s Republican opponent Holly Cook alleged that his voter registration address was a vacant lot. — Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026 The 18-year-old female elephant got loose from her handler outside her enclosure, then went on the run, demolishing the door of a saloon on North Avenue, smashing in the window of another and walking through the fence around a vacant lot. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Glad Construction plans to build two three-story apartment buildings on a vacant lot at the corner of 33rd and V streets, according to application documents filed with the city. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vacant lot

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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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