greenbelt
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- noun
- /ˈɡriːnˌbɛlt/
- The city is planning to create a new greenbelt to protect the surrounding natural areas from urban sprawl.
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Watch on YouTubeIf you are married, you have to live beyond the Greenbelt.
- If you are married, you have to live beyond the Greenbelt.
- It's surrounded by a Greenbelt in which much development has been frustrated.
- So there's, it's not so much an issue of space necessarily in terms of Greenbelt land that could be built on.
- Yeah, just going crazy at like Barton, Barton Springs or sorry, the the Greenbelt, which is just like like walking trail.
Examples
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So there's, it's not so much an issue of space necessarily in terms of Greenbelt land that could be built on.
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"My husband and I bought it when the trees were just sticks and the hydroseeded greenbelt was still patchy."
Fiction book (1991) -
The suspect ran into a greenbelt and officers lost sight of him.
Blog text (26) -
It's surrounded by a Greenbelt in which much development has been frustrated.
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Another is that areas of the borough are restricted from growth due to greenbelt planning, while the population continues to expand.
Academic text (1994) -
In my area, two such neighborhoods or cities, Greenbelt and Rockville, MD, have these neighborhoods which still thrive.
Blog text (24) -
The U.S. experience has been largely through suburban sprawl (planned mostly at the project scale), except for the New Deal Greenbelt towns program (which produced, for example, Greenbelt, Maryland).
Academic text (2004) -
Families enjoy walking in the greenbelt, which offers a peaceful escape from the bustling city.
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Local wildlife thrives in the greenbelt, providing a habitat away from the expanding urban environment.
Synonyms
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A protected path or area with plants for walking, biking, and enjoying nature
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A large natural area for public recreation and to protect wild animals
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A park or grassy place in a town where people can relax and play
Antonyms
- Specialized
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The unplanned spread of a city into nearby countryside that makes houses and shops far apart
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Etymology
Greenbelt comes from green ('plants or grass') and belt ('a band around something'). A greenbelt is a band of parks or countryside around a town, so the name shows its purpose to keep the city from spreading.