modern ruin

A form of modern ruins — 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.

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Meanings

nounmodern ruin (plural modern ruins)

plural modern ruins

  1. singularsingular of modern ruins.
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