ownerlessland

noun

UK /ˈəʊnələs lænd/

US /ˈoʊnərləs lænd/

Land that does not belong to anyone.

The children played on the ownerless land behind the school.

SYNONYMS

unclaimed land no-man's-land vacant land abandoned land

RELATED WORDS

public land wilderness commons property territory

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Land whose legal owner is unknown or cannot be found.

The town took care of the ownerless land until a rightful owner appeared.

3. Land left behind or forgotten after people moved away.

Weeds grew tall on the ownerless land near the old factory.

4. Land that no country or government claims as its own.

Explorers once searched for ownerless land to settle.