Bomb Site (Noun)
Meaning
An area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The town's central market was reduced to rubble and remained a bomb site for years after the war.
- Reconstruction efforts were stalled as the bomb site had not been cleared of unexploded ordnance.
- Developers were eager to turn the abandoned bomb site into a shopping complex.
- After years of cleanup and rebuilding, a new community center stood on the former bomb site.
- The once-thriving neighborhood was left with a large bomb site that served as a reminder of the devastation.