modern ruins

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The remains of architecture and infrastructure built in the recent past, generally from the 19th century onward, that have been abandoned or fallen into disrepair due to processes like urban decay, deindustrialization, or economic collapse.

Word forms

modern ruins modern ruin
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