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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Their remains were discovered in a trash can in a vacant lot near the motel where Robinson had stayed around the time the women disappeared. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 In the second phase, the project will expand onto the vacant lot next door. April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2026 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 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 2 Sep. 2026.

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