vacant lot
vacant lot — noun
1. an open area of ground, often in a town, where there is no building and no one i
an open area of ground, often in a town, where there is no building and no one is using the space
The city turned the vacant lot beside the station into a park.
turn a vacant lot into something new
Children were told not to play on the vacant lot behind school.
play on a vacant lot
A fence went up around the vacant lot after people dumped trash there.
Imani bought the vacant lot next door and built a garage.
The market sets up on a vacant lot every Sunday morning.
- empty lot
very close in meaning and often interchangeable in everyday use
- building site
suggests land where construction is planned or already starting
- plot
broader; any piece of land marked out for a purpose
文法句型
a vacant lot
buy a vacant lot
build on a vacant lot
用法筆記
Usually refers to land in a town or city that is empty and not in active use. In British English, speakers often choose empty plot or waste ground instead.