wasteland — an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈweɪstlænd/
Example Sentences
- My room becomes a complete wasteland every time I have exams - clothes everywhere and pizza boxes stacked like monuments.
- The economic crisis turned the once-thriving shopping district into a commercial wasteland.
- After the teenagers left, the kitchen looked like a post-apocalyptic wasteland with crumbs as far as the eye could see.
wasteland
NOUN[/ˈweɪstlænd/]
an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on
After the drought, the once-green valley became a cracked, lifeless wasteland.
Turn wasteland into taste land, but don't make it haste land!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Wasteland is a compound word formed from waste and land in Middle English. Waste derives from Old Norse vöstr (empty, desolate) and Old French waster (to squander), while land comes from Old English land (earth, ground). The compound emerged to describe barren, uninhabitable, or abandoned territory.
Breakdown
waste (to squander, empty) + land (earth, ground) = abandoned or barren territory unfit for use or cultivation.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My room becomes a complete wasteland every time I have exams - clothes everywhere and pizza boxes stacked like monuments.”
“The economic crisis turned the once-thriving shopping district into a commercial wasteland.”
“After the teenagers left, the kitchen looked like a post-apocalyptic wasteland with crumbs as far as the eye could see.”
“The polluted river area has become an environmental wasteland where nothing can survive.”
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