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greenfield
1[ green-feeld ]
noun
- an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.
Greenfield
2[ green-feeld ]
noun
- a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- a city in NW Massachusetts.
- a town in central Indiana.
greenfield
/ ˈɡːˌھː /
noun
- modifier denoting or located in a rural area which has not previously been built on
new factories were erected on greenfield sites
greenfield
- A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development.
- Compare brownfield
Word History and Origins
Origin of greenfield1
Example Sentences
Mr Greenfield said the driver announced he would arrange for the train guard to open the door so they could get off and get some fresh air during the wait.
Trevor Greenfield, 74, and his wife, Eileen, 68, were among the group of eight passengers stranded at Swindon, having boarded the train from London Paddington to Carmarthen.
"As a group, we were horrified and in shock that it was pulling away. People started shouting and waving in panic to the guard who was some distance away," Mr Greenfield said.
Mr Greenfield has lodged a formal complaint with GWR, describing it as a "long, stressful and worrying day".
"People were distressed, confused and flabbergasted," said Mr Greenfield, from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan.
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