townscape

[ toun-skeyp ]

noun
  1. a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.

  2. the planning and building of structures in a town or city, with special concern for aesthetically pleasing results.

Origin of townscape

1
First recorded in 1875–80; town + -scape

Words Nearby townscape

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British Dictionary definitions for townscape

townscape

/ (ˈtaʊnskeɪp) /


noun
  1. a view of an urban scene

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