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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Eden Housing is building the 67-unit apartment complex at a long-vacant lot near the corner of Stockton Boulevard and Ninth Avenue starting in November. Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 In 2021, her 21-year-old niece was found dead in a vacant lot shortly after boarding a bus in the state of Morelos, south of Mexico City. Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 Currently there is a cottage at 1277; 1271 is a vacant lot. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025 The physical structure of the stand was built off-site in the Midwest, shipped in three pieces and assembled on the vacant lot, Cole said. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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