brownfield
an industrial or commercial site that is idle or underused because of real or perceived environmental pollution.
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a city in NW Texas.
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These lands are all less than 10 miles from the toxic brownfield set to become the launch site.
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He is still living and in robust health, at brownfield station, four miles south of Uniontown.
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British Dictionary definitions for brownfield
/ (ˈbraʊnˌfiːld) /
(modifier) denoting or located in an urban area that has previously been built on: Hampshire has many brownfield developments
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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