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disused

British  
/ dɪsˈjuːzd /

adjective

  1. no longer used

    a disused mine
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Tehran has begun using containers and disused tanks in southern oil hubs such as Ahvaz and Asaluyeh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Parts of the disused hotel date back almost 400 years and the property has been listed since 1981.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The 56-year-old -- known as "Dezi" -- escaped into a national park littered with disused mineshafts.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Meis also explained some of the technical challenges involved in building on disused industrial docklands.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I’ve done some of what I call my own work as well, although hesitantly: my hands are out of practice, my eyes disused.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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