brownfield
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
brownfield (plural brownfields)
- (often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
- 2001: State of the Union Address, George W. Bush
- My budget will improve our environment by accelerating the cleanup of toxic brownfields.
- 2011, The Economist, Crossrail: The other side of the track
- On such a densely-populated island, most infrastructure projects are on brownfield sites, rather than starting in pastures new.
- 2021 September 22, “Network News: Washwood Heath: three shortlisted”, in RAIL, number 940, page 17:
- The depot will occupy a 75-acre brownfield site.
- 2001: State of the Union Address, George W. Bush
Translations[edit]
previously industrial site for development
Adjective[edit]
brownfield (not comparable)
- (software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
- a brownfield project
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “brownfield”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.