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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Origin of market garden

First recorded in 1805–15

OTHER WORDS FROM market garden

market gardener, nounmarket gardening, noun

Words nearby market garden

market analysis, market basket, market boat, market economy, market forces, market garden, market gardening, market letter, market maker, market order, market price
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British Dictionary definitions for market gardening (1 of 2)

market gardening

noun

mainly British the business of growing fruit and vegetables on a commercial scaleAlso called (in the US and Canada): truck farming, trucking

British Dictionary definitions for market gardening (2 of 2)

market garden

noun

mainly British an establishment where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale

Derived forms of market garden

market gardener, noun
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