arrested decay
State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep…State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see arrested, decay.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable