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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According to the website, Nelson and Stephenson were taken to a vacant lot, robbed and shot to death.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2024
There is plenty of space for more housing elsewhere along the harbor, including a vacant lot overlooking the harbor owned by the same developer only a block away.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
The best solution to building on the vacant lot down the street will not be found in land-use law and litigation.
—Tim Keane, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2024
In addition to its Black Joy farm, the organization turned a vacant lot into a healing space, both of which the organization bought from the city.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2024
There is plenty of space for more housing elsewhere along the harbor, including a vacant lot overlooking the harbor owned by the same developer only a block away.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
The best solution to building on the vacant lot down the street will not be found in land-use law and litigation.
—Tim Keane, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2024
In addition to its Black Joy farm, the organization turned a vacant lot into a healing space, both of which the organization bought from the city.
—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 27 Jul. 2024.
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