derelict

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DERELICT, adjective [Latin To leave.] Left; abandoned. DERELICT, noun 1. In law, an article of goods, or any commodity, thrown away, relinquished or abandoned by the owner. 2. A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.
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