brownfield

¹

[broun-feeld]

noun

1. an industrial or commercial site that is idle or underused because of real or perceived environmental pollution.

Brownfield

²

[broun-feeld]

noun

1. a city in NW Texas.

brownfield

/ ˈbraʊnˌfiːld /

noun

1. (modifier) denoting or located in an urban area that has previously been built on

   Hampshire has many brownfield developments

brownfield

1. A piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment.

2. Compare greenfield

Word History and Origins

Origin of brownfield¹

1975–80; brown + field

Example Sentences

“There’s no Western nation in the world that is engaging in this sort of endgame against narcotics trafficking vessels,” said William Brownfield, who led the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and served as U.S. ambassador to Colombia.

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Lessard says that the start-up pipeline remains healthy, with an additional 13 openings scheduled in 4Q, and notes that management continues to target 80-100 annual store openings through a combination of M&A and greenfield/brownfield developments.

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In addition to social housing funding, a £150m package has also been allocated to mayors to fund the development of brownfield sites, with the aim of building 1,600 new homes across Yorkshire.

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Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith said the money would enable more affordable homes to be built on brownfield land.

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"We were surprised to find that these specialized cells cannot do both jobs at once," says Douglas Brownfield, Ph.D., senior author of the study, which was published in Nature Communications.

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