open space

noun

1. Ecology.,  undeveloped land that is protected from development by legislation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of open space¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

But unfortunately you still can’t dim the light and turn down the heat without affecting the people around you if you’re working in an open space.

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Farris said throwing a football on the grass and cooking food in an open space was the part of the game-day experience that his kids looked forward to most when they were younger.

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The place, which rents for $1,200 a month, has three small bedrooms and an open space that serves as the kitchen, dining area and living room.

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Dismantling them creates a larger, open space for the saleroom.

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Smith had bolted into open space off the shoulder of Ben Earl to put the All Blacks into retreat before Lawrence stampeded through Leroy Carter and Beauden Barrett for a score that reduced the deficit to 12-5.

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Related Words

• clearance 
• expanse