Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun orphan_site

1 sense of orphan site

Sense 1
orphan site -- (a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup)
       => toxic site, toxic waste area, Superfund site -- (a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up)