a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
a city in NW Massachusetts.
a town in central Indiana.
A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development.
Compare brownfield
First recorded in 1940–45 as an adjective; current sense dates from 2000–05; green ( def. ) + field ( def. )
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A planned solar panel installation proposed to be installed on what is believed to be a greenfield site has drawn criticism.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
De La Rue also said he believed installing solar panels on greenfield sites should be decided on "a case-by-case basis".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
At the same time, HDD makers “remain committed to not adding any new greenfield capacity,” Woodring said, referring to building new facilities for manufacturing HDDs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai plans to dramatically increase India’s domestic ship building capacity with a port expansion and greenfield port development in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India’s hub for export-oriented automotive industries.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
The miner said it would expand and diversify its organic growth pipeline and was targeting the discovery of two to three greenfield projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Greenfield Book Store, a mainstay of the city's independent bookshop scene since it opened in 1976, said it would close down when its rental contract ends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Officers said the blaze at Dove Stone Reservoir in Greenfield, Saddleworth, had now merged with one several miles away at Tintwistle Moor near Glossop.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
That’s one reason it has drawn foreign direct investment: Greenfield, or new, investment doubled between 2022 and 2025 versus 2015 to 2019, much of that into semiconductor-oriented investment.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
As important as these measurement updates may be, cord-cutting is a much bigger problem for legacy media, according to Rich Greenfield, co-founder of media research firm LightShed Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Within, Ned passed two other knights of the Kingsguard; Ser Preston Greenfield stood at the bottom of the steps, and Ser Barristan Selmy waited at the door of the king's bedchamber.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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