sprawl
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5.7
- noun
- /sprɔl/
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expansión urbana
- - We fight suburban sprawl.
- urban sprawl
- suburban sprawl
- increasing sprawl
It's very well established as the counterpoint, the pro sprawl argument.
- It's very well established as the counterpoint, the pro sprawl argument.
- And then there's like the big sprawl that happened, which is closer to Fort Bragg.
- But yet she lived in the refugee camp, which it was just a sprawl of huts.
- I, I think that in many cities we're beyond a little bit of that because the, the sprawl is so great.
- And when you look at the environment, the culprits that I see are subsidized cheap processed food, suburban sprawl.
- That is a really good boost for quality of life, I think getting that density up versus just a total complete urban sprawl.
Examples
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She said she wanted to prevent urban sprawl and provide green space for local people.
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Many of those cities will be in China whose urban design has followed a pattern of freeways and sprawl.
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It's nice to get away from the urban sprawl.
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Today, this committee plays a very effective role in preventing sprawl in urban and rural development within Israel.
Academic text (2006) -
Across the Rio Negro from the peninsula lies the urban sprawl of Manaus, a city of two million founded in 1669.
Academic text (2010) -
The nursing home was a sprawl of landscaped grounds and low-slung stucco buildings, faintly Spanish in design.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Exploding Metropolis voiced a new, more urgent, and pragmatic call to stem urban sprawl and revitalize older urban communities.
Academic text (2004) -
The city is struggling to manage the increasing urban sprawl as new housing developments continue to expand outward.
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Local officials are working on a plan to limit sprawl and preserve farmland around the metropolitan area.
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Many residents are concerned about the effects of unchecked sprawl on local ecosystems and traffic congestion.
Synonyms
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4.9
The unplanned spread of a city into nearby countryside that makes houses and shops far apart
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
The unplanned spread of a city into nearby countryside that makes houses and shops far apart
How Urban
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sprawl comes from an old word that meant 'to spread out', like the simple word spread. That's why an urban sprawl is a city that has grown and 'spread' over a large area in a loose, untidy way.