Words of the day: “terrain vague” - apparently empty or abandoned interstitial spaces in towns & cities; e.g. vacant lots,…

2018-10-25 IFTTT, Twitter, RobGMacfarlane

Words of the day: “terrain vague” - apparently empty or abandoned interstitial spaces in towns & cities; e.g. vacant lots, brownfield sites, marginal ‘wastelands’ (French). ‘Vague’ carries senses of flux (vague/wave, French), wandering (vagus, Latin) & vacancy (vacuus, Latin). pic.twitter.com/RIBZ8Uk3M2
— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) October 25, 2018

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