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derelict land

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: derelict land
(′der·ə′likt ′land)

(ecology) Land that, because of mining, drilling, or other industrial processes, or by serious neglect, is unsightly and cannot be beneficially utilized without treatment.


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Land which was once used but has now been abandoned; for example, old railway lines, disused factories, old waste tips.

 
 

 

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