dead space
noun
space, as in a room, urban area, etc., that is not being used or cannot be used.
dead spaces
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pluralof dead space.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If somebody’s wearing bracelets or chewing gum or something, and you can hear those sounds in the dead spaces, I edit all that stuff out.
From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2019
Many of those were swept away to create bland forms of modernist development, which exclude people and create neutral, dead spaces within the city.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 31, 2016
More advice: "Scan your home for dead spaces that might be transformed into hidden storage – alcoves, corners, behind opening doors, even staircases with drawers in each step."
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2011
But one still senses an overheated air, the desperation of writers huffing and puffing to fill dead spaces with laughs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hydraulic piston compressor has one solitary advantage, and that is, it has no dead spaces.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
