DERELICT


Meaning of DERELICT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈderɪlɪkt ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 abandoned, ownerless (esp. of a ship at sea or an empty decrepit property). 2 (esp. of property) ruined; dilapidated. 3 US negligent (of duty etc.). --n. 1 a social outcast; a person without a home, a job, or property. 2 abandoned property, esp. a ship. [L derelictus past part. of derelinquere (as DE-, relinquere leave)]

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