wastelot

American

[wayst-lot] / ˈweɪstˌlɒt /

noun

Chiefly Canadian.

a vacant lot, especially one overgrown with weeds or covered with rubbish.

wastelot British

/ ˈweɪstˌlɒt /

noun

a piece of waste ground in a city

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Etymology

Origin of wastelot

waste + lot

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