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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Developer Buzz Oates plans to build a four-story hotel, 64 apartments and retail on a vacant lot at 2380 Del Paso Road in North Natomas, according to plans filed with the city July 31. Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The two other teams supported by the program, which both need to acquire a vacant lot for their projects, offer slightly different visions for their complexes. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Later, in a nearby vacant lot, prosecutors said a Ring doorbell camera captured the sound of a single gunshot and then Nunnally and another person running away. Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The pair was found dead the next day in a vacant lot in downtown DeLand, police say. Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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