cardboard city

noun

An area of a town where the homeless gather at night to shelter under makeshift constructions of discarded boxes and packing material.

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Meanings

nouncardboard city (plural cardboard cities)

plural cardboard cities

  1. An area of a town where the homeless gather at night to shelter under makeshift constructions of discarded boxes and packing material.
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APA

cardboard city. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardboard%20city

MLA

“cardboard city.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardboard%20city. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardboard city,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardboard%20city.

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