greenbelt

¹

[green-belt]

noun

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

2. 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.

Greenbelt

²

[green-belt]

noun

1. a town in central Maryland.

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenbelt¹

First recorded in 1930–35; green + belt

Example Sentences

Africa’s Great Green Wall is an ambitious project to counter the expansion of the Sahara Desert by planting a 5,000-mile greenbelt across the continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.

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In Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, residents are objecting to the construction of a £3.8bn cloud and AI centre on greenbelt land, describing the area as the "lungs" of their home.

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The Labour councillor accepts the city has a geographical advantage compared with other areas that may have a lot of greenbelt land or have "maxed out" their space.

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Arnolds Field is officially greenbelt land, but under the surface there is nothing green about it.

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Sevenoaks councillor Julia Thornton said it was a "top priority" to protect greenbelt land, but added: "We will have a duty to do everything possible to meet the government's new housing targets."

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