greensward
Americannoun
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A beautiful beachside greensward, Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains is a popular hiking destination in the spring.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
That’s understandable, given the emotional significance of the nation’s monumental greensward.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2022
Houston’s, or a solitary elder’s transition to a cemetery’s greensward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
As he passed the luminous greensward of Keble College’s cricket field, players in their whites could be seen throwing up their arms as a wicket was taken.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
At the south end of the greensward there was an opening.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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