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- DictionaryWaste·land/ˈwās(t)ˌland/
noun
- 1. an unused area of land that has become barren or overgrown: "we'd creep through a hole in the fence on this bit of wasteland and play games in the bushes"
The meaning of WASTELAND is barren or uncultivated land. How to use wasteland in a sentence.
a barren or desolate area of land, not or no longer used for cultivation or building. a region, period in history, etc, that is considered spiritually, intellectually, or aesthetically barren or desolate. American television is a cultural wasteland.
A wasteland is someplace that's empty and desolate, with no sign of life or growth. An area may be a wasteland because of toxic materials in the soil, or due to climate conditions like strong winds.
a large area of land that has not been developed, usually because it cannot be easily used: Rain forests are being transformed into barren wasteland. A wasteland can also be anything that seems to lack positive qualities: Television is a vast wasteland.
A wasteland is an area of land on which not much can grow or which has been spoiled in some way. The pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland. They are testing non-edible fuel crops that can grow on wasteland.
WASTELAND meaning: 1 : land where nothing can grow or be built land that is not usable; 2 : an ugly and often ruined place or area.
noun. /ˈweɪstlænd/. /ˈweɪstlænd/. [countable, uncountable] an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on. industrial wasteland. the desert wastelands of Arizona. (figurative) The mid 1970s are seen as a cultural wasteland for rock music.
Definition of wasteland noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Human Geography) a barren or desolate area of land, not or no longer used for cultivation or building. 2. a region, period in history, etc, that is considered spiritually, intellectually, or aesthetically barren or desolate: American television is a cultural wasteland.
Wasteland Definition. Land that is uncultivated, barren, or without vegetation. Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance. A critic who considers pop music a cultural wasteland. A region with no remaining resources; a desert. Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland.
