brownfield

[ broun-feeld ]

/ ˈbraʊnˌfild /

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noun

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

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Origin of brownfield

1975–80; brown + field

Words nearby brownfield

brown earth, browned-off, brown-eyed Susan, brownface, brown fat, brownfield, brown goods, brown hackle, brown heart, brown hyena, Brownian motion

Other definitions for brownfield (2 of 2)

Brownfield

[ broun-feeld ]

/ ˈbraʊnˌfild /

noun

a city in NW Texas.

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How to use brownfield in a sentence

These lands are all less than 10 miles from the toxic brownfield set to become the launch site.
The Booming Space Industry Is Fueling a Spaceport Boondoggle|Alexandra Marvar|February 28, 2022|The Daily Beast
It’ll clean up brownfield and superfund sites, like abandoned mines and orphaned gas and oil wells—all while creating new jobs to perform those tasks.
What the Infrastructure Plan Does for the Environment|wsiler|November 9, 2021|Outside Online
It offers a remote camping experience on nearly 60 acres of land in Brownfield, Maine, with only five yurts spread across it.
Nontraditional lodging fills a need for pandemic travelers|Christopher Elliott|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
Any industrial customer today depends on existing brownfield installations to run and operate their business—these are mostly highly complex and tailored to the targeted product.
The power of value 4.0 for industrial internet of things|Jason Sparapani|December 22, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Christopher Brownfield is former nuclear submarine officer, an Iraq war veteran, and the author of My Nuclear Family.
Nuclear Sub Cheating Scandal|Christopher Brownfield|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Christopher Brownfield on how a fearful military undermines democracy.
Let the Military Mouth Off!|Christopher Brownfield|July 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Christopher Brownfield on what Obama could learn from Bush and Putin about forceful decisions.
How Big Oil Conned Obama|Christopher Brownfield|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast experts Peter Beinart, Nicolle Wallace, Tunku Varadarajan, Christopher Brownfield, Saad Mohseni, Ret.
Did America Buy It?|The Daily Beast|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the Navy, Christopher J. Brownfield was a patient under socialized health care and lived to tell the tale.
Socialized Medicine Works for the Military|Christopher Brownfield|August 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Fine intervale lands abound in this vicinity, and also in Brownfield.
Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer
He is still living and in robust health, at Brownfield station, four miles south of Uniontown.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
At his death it fell into the hands of his son, Daniel, who kept it for a number of years and sold out to Thomas Brownfield.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight

British Dictionary definitions for brownfield

brownfield

/ (ˈbraʊnˌfiːld) /

noun

(modifier) denoting or located in an urban area that has previously been built onHampshire has many brownfield developments

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Scientific definitions for brownfield

brownfield

[ broun′fēld′ ]

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. Compare greenfield.