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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Human remains consistent with a young child were found in a vacant lot in North East, Maryland, on Wednesday. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 Last Thursday, united officials from New York and New Jersey and the Port Authority joined together to shovel some dirt in a vacant lot on W. 38th St. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025 The Sacramento City Council Tuesday unanimously approved an application to the state for 120 tiny homes on a vacant lot at 4290 Mack Road, near Morrison Creek. Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025 Today’s vacant lot or rectory or even empty place of prayer could be tomorrow’s homes for so many people of all faiths — and, in the process, churches struggling to balance their books could get new sources of revenue. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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