townsite
1
5.3
- noun
- /ˈtaʊnˌsaɪt/
- Specialized
- Many of the interurban townsites did not develop significantly until their surrounding countryside had been transformed into automobile-commuter suburbs after 1950.
- townsite plats
Examples
-
As a result, many townsites were platted.
Academic text (2006) -
The oldest townsites hugged the riverbanks, for steamboat travel was the one dependable avenue of movement before regional roads were built.
Academic text (2006) -
Did you hike up Tunnel Mountain near the Banff townsite?
Blog text (34) -
In 1870, Phoenix's townsite was laid out to facilitate the establishment of a central business district.
Academic text (1995) -
For this investigation, the officially recorded plats of all townsites established in the nine-county region that encompasses the Willamette Valley before 1930 were examined.
Academic text (2006) -
The study concerns the original plats of all initial, independent townsites in the Willamette Valley laid out between 1842 and 1930—almost 200 of them.
Academic text (2006) -
The city's growth led to the development of a new townsite at the edge of the forest.
-
After years of planning, the local government announced the construction of a new townsite for families.
-
Many residents moved to the new townsite, attracted by its modern amenities and parks.
Synonyms
∞
1.2
A place where something is now located or will be built
744
3.9
A piece of land with fixed boundaries for building
26
1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
6
2.4
A piece of land where people plan to make or are making houses and other structures
1
5.6
An area of land in or near a city that has not been built on before
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Townsite is simply town + site, where town means 'a settlement' and site means 'a place', as in website. So a townsite is the specific land or 'place' set aside for building a town.