Derelict Synonyms & Definitions

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• DerelictDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.
2. (n.) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
3. (a.) Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.
4. (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

• DerelictionDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
2. (n.) A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
3. (n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
4. (n.) The state of being left or abandoned.