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greenfield

1

[ green-feeld ]

noun

  1. an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.


Greenfield

2

[ green-feeld ]

noun

  1. a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
  2. a city in NW Massachusetts.
  3. a town in central Indiana.

greenfield

/ ˈɡːˌھː /

noun

  1. modifier denoting or located in a rural area which has not previously been built on

    new factories were erected on greenfield sites

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

greenfield

  1. A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development.
  2. Compare brownfield
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Word History and Origins

Origin of greenfield1

First recorded in 1940–45 as an adjective; current sense dates from 2000–05; green ( def ) + field ( def )
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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Mr Greenfield has lodged a formal complaint with GWR, describing it as a "long, stressful and worrying day".

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"People were distressed, confused and flabbergasted," said Mr Greenfield, from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan.

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