wasteland

noun4

1. •
   A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

   • Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland.
2. •
   Any barren or uninteresting place.

   • After his experiences, he no longer found western Kansas such a wasteland.
3. •
   A devastated, uninhabitable area.

   • How many nuclear missiles would have to be launched at the United States to turn it into a complete wasteland? — 2014
4. •
   Unused land.

   • Azaz and Ray were nominated individually for what, at first glance, looked like a project to transform wasteland at South Tottenham station into a community garden. — 2023