Wasteland (Noun)
Meaning
An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The post-apocalyptic novel depicted a world reduced to a barren wasteland devoid of life and hope.
- The desert stretched out before them, a seemingly endless wasteland of sand and rock.
- After years of pollution and neglect, the once-thriving lake had become a toxic wasteland.
- The area had been a wasteland for decades, a desolate expanse of rubble and decay.
- The astronauts gazed out at the alien landscape, a vast and unforgiving wasteland of twisted rock and dust.