Both Uses of
desolate
in
Fahrenheit 451
- And Faber was out; there in the deep valleys of the country somewhere the five a.m. bus was on its way from one desolation to another.
p. 152..0desolation = destroyed place
- Though the desolation had not yet arrived, [it] was still in the air, it was certain as man could make it.
p. 152..1 *desolation = destruction
Definition:
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(desolate as in: desolated the region) destroyed; or emptied of people; or emptied of most plants and animals