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Wasteland   /wˈeɪstlˌænd/   Listen
Wasteland

noun
1.
An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation.  Synonyms: barren, waste.  "The trackless wastes of the desert"





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"Wasteland" Quotes from Famous Books



... several men whose property bounds yours have been approached by the Central American Oil Company with an offer for their land. It would not at all surprise me if you were asked to dispose of your swamp wasteland for a good price. And the rumor of oil is what made the rival, as you call him, try to press his false claim instead of merely holding it ...
— Ralestone Luck • Andre Norton
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... near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States
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... cruel. Sitting in the taxi, clenching and unclenching her hands, Sally had no plan that could be called a plan, no hope that was more than a dim flickering in a vast wasteland, bleak and unexplored. ...
— The Calm Man • Frank Belknap Long
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... more serious when the oil prospectors aroused interest in the swamp. Already several men whose property bounds yours have been approached by the Central American Oil Company with an offer for their land. It would not at all surprise me if you were asked to dispose of your swamp wasteland for a good price. And the rumor of oil is what made the rival, as you call him, try to press his false claim instead of merely holding it over you as ...
— Ralestone Luck • Andre Norton
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... insured. The crew can abandon ship in the lifeboats. So the ship makes a microscopic dent in Mars. It's better than 99% wasteland. ...
— Jack of No Trades • Charles Cottrell
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