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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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th, to increase the zoning in order to build 31 units of housing on this vacant lot in Uptown.
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Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The city purchased the lot where the Oak Rose project was planned as part of the agreement, and gave ownership of another vacant lot, about three miles away, to the developer.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The campus will be located on roughly 40 acres along Dallas’ Stemmons Corridor on a vacant lot.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Or what's going on with that vacant lot?
—Journal Staff, The Providence Journal, 17 Jan. 2026
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Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The city purchased the lot where the Oak Rose project was planned as part of the agreement, and gave ownership of another vacant lot, about three miles away, to the developer.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The campus will be located on roughly 40 acres along Dallas’ Stemmons Corridor on a vacant lot.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Or what's going on with that vacant lot?
—Journal Staff, The Providence Journal, 17 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2026.
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