deserted

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)tɪd/
• (Us) IPA^(key): /dəˈzɜɹtəd/, [dəˈzɝɾəd]

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deserted

1. simple past and past participle of desert

deserted (comparative more deserted, superlative most deserted)

1. (of a place) Abandoned, without people.
   • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 48:

     Ahead the flanks of the Pennines gleamed faintly in the moonlight, looking as though they themselves were part of some dry and deserted lunar landscape.

   • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:

     On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.

2. desolate (Can we add an example for this sense?)