Meaning of Wasteland | Babel Free
ˈweɪs(t)ˌlandDefinitions
- A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
- Any barren or uninteresting place.
- A devastated, uninhabitable area.
- Unused land.
Equivalents
Examples
“Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland.”
“2007, Kai Hansen, "To Mother Earth", Gamma Ray, Land⟳ of the Free II. Here create⟳ another wasteland / On and on 'til nothing's there / Here it comes, the devastation / Poisoning the air”
“After his experiences, he no longer found western Kansas such a wasteland.”
“Keep⟳ your eyes glued to that set⟳ until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe⟳ is a vast wasteland.”
“Another place⟳ where, from the aesthetic point⟳ of view⟳, a long tunnel would have⟳ been a real blessing, is East London as viewed from the carriage window on the old Great Eastern line. Despite a vast change⟳ from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience⟳, this approach⟳ still provides a shabby and unworthy introduction to the great capital.”
“How many nuclear missiles would have⟳ to be launched at the United States to turn⟳ it into a complete⟳ wasteland?”
“Yet had the whole train⟳ and all its bombs gone, had the engine crew merely jumped from the train⟳ and run⟳ as simple self-preservation would have⟳ suggested, or unhitched just the engine to make⟳ their escape⟳ faster, the whole town would have⟳ gone and most of the people with it, leaving just a smoking wasteland. Hundreds would have⟳ died.”
“Azaz and Ray were nominated individually for what, at first glance⟳, looked like⟳ a project to transform⟳ wasteland at South Tottenham station into a community garden.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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