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Defunct

/dɪˈfʌŋkt/
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(adj) No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.

If you look over there, you can see a defunct water tower.
The project is now defunct.
CEFR Practice Quiz
If you look over there, you can see a ____ water tower.

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