Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.
A homeless and/or jobless person; a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their personal affairs and hygiene. (This sense is a modern development of the preceding sense.)
Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural owner or guardian; (of a ship) abandoned at sea, dilapidated, neglected; (of a spacecraft) abandoned in outer space. Example: There was a derelict ship on the island.
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