ghost town: Word of the day for April 27, 2018
ghost town , n : A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains. (figuratively) Anything that has been deserted or abandoned, or has been empty all along. The town of Pripyat in the Soviet Union (now in Ukraine) became a ghost town after it was evacuated on this date in 1986 following the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.