market garden

American  

noun

1. Chiefly British. truck farm.

2. Military. Market Garden, 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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market garden British  

noun

1. an establishment where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• market gardening
  noun
• market gardener
  noun

Etymology

Origin of market garden

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The terraces, which for generations served as the market garden of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, are irrigated by intricate aqueducts and channels that the village’s farmers share.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

At the same time, the exploitation of the market garden areas of Niayes and Gandiol contributed to meeting the population's need for vegetables.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

Due to its favourable climate this should be the market garden of America but home-grown produce is an alien concept to many.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2020

After transforming a derelict plot of land into a community market garden in a bid to prevent a third runway being built at Heathrow Airport, a group of squatters are set to be evicted.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2014

The author gives in a plain, practical style, instructions on three distinct, although closely connected branches of gardening—the kitchen garden, market garden, and field culture, from successful practical experience for a term of years.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.