market garden
noun
Chiefly British. truck farm.
(initial capital letters) Military. the Allied code name for the unsuccessful invasion of Holland by British and American airborne and infantry forces on September 17, 1944.
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Nearby words
- market analysis,
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- market boat,
- market economy,
- market forces,
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- market letter,
- market maker,
- market order,
- market price
Origin of market garden
First recorded in 1805–15
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market gardening
noun
market garden
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