/ Dictionary / Index W wasteland: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: waste•land Pronunciation: (wāst'land"), [key] — n. land that is uncultivated or barren. an area that is devastated, as by flood, storm, or war. something, as a period of history, phase of existence, or locality, that is spiritually or intellectually barren. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wasteland (Thesaurus) waste gate Waste Land, The* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: crutiny Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language