greenbelt

[ green-belt ]

/ ˈgrinˌbɛlt /

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noun

an area of woods, parks, or open land surrounding a community.

Also green belt . a strip of land on the edge of a desert that has been planted and irrigated to keep the desert from spreading.

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Origin of greenbelt

First recorded in 1930–35; green + belt

Words nearby greenbelt

green bag, green ban, green bass, Green Bay, green bean, greenbelt, Green Beret, Greenberg, greenboard, greenbone, greenbottle

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Greenbelt

[ green-belt ]

/ ˈgrinˌbɛlt /

noun

a town in central Maryland.

How to use greenbelt in a sentence

A joint committee of staff members from the University of Baltimore and the Public Defender’s Office hired Greenbelt attorney Erica Suter to succeed Nethercott.
With 12 men exonerated, the force behind Maryland’s Innocence Project hangs it up|Tim Prudente|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
West Hyattsville, Prince George’s Plaza, College Park and Greenbelt stations are closed but served by shuttle boxes.
Memorial Day closings||May 30, 2021|Washington Post
The Greenbelt station is serving as a Federal Emergency Management Agency community coronavirus vaccination center.
Blue Line to reopen, along with Addison Road and Arlington Cemetery Metro stations|Justin George|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
In his career, he taught physics at Brandeis University, then worked for more than 50 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.
Man, 90, dies after injuries suffered in crash in late March|Dana Hedgpeth|April 8, 2021|Washington Post

As Hogan on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the FEMA-run site in Greenbelt, where 3,000 shots per day will be administered, he received an unexpected rebuke from Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd.
Maryland to get fewer vaccine doses than expected this week, Hogan says|Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan|April 7, 2021|Washington Post
A sprint from the alley to the east into the greenbelt and the engulfing woods.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for greenbelt

green belt

noun

a zone of farmland, parks, and open country surrounding a town or city: usually officially designated as such and preserved from urban development

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greenbelt

Origin of greenbelt

Words nearby greenbelt

Other definitions for greenbelt (2 of 2)

Words related to greenbelt

How to use greenbelt in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for greenbelt