C2adjectiveurban
US/ˈder.ə.lɪkt/
UK/ˈder.ə.lɪkt/
empty, not used and in very bad condition because nobody has looked after it
In context
Artists turned a derelict factory by the river into a studio and gallery.
The old cinema has stood derelict since it closed in the 1990s.
Weeds were growing through the platforms of the derelict railway station.
Words that go with derelict
adjective + noun
- derelict buildingThe city wants to turn derelict buildings into cheap housing.
- derelict landA park now stands on what was derelict land.
- derelict siteChildren were playing on a derelict site behind the market.
- derelict houseRumors say the derelict house at the end of the street is haunted.
- derelict factoryThe derelict factory was finally knocked down last year.