market garden

American  

noun

• market gardens
  plural

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 gardener
  noun
• market gardening
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• market gardens
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of market garden

First recorded in 1805–15

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Example Sentences

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market garden

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

“This is a common trend in the market garden world,” he said of the sprouts.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2019

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 Hon. Thomas Playford, popularly known as “Honest Tom,” had been brought up working on his father’s market garden, which was situated in the hills not far from Morialta, the home of the Bakers.

From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by J. M. (Joseph Maria) Gordon

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