Meaning & use
Disused
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No longer used or in operation; abandoned.
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The disused railway station has been left to crumble for decades.
Urban explorers love photographing disused factories and warehouses.
A note on using this word
"Disused" describes something that still physically exists but has fallen out of use, distinguishing it from "destroyed" or "demolished."
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