open space
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of open space
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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In 2016, officials installed metal railings at an open space on the ground floor of a public housing block – known in Singapore as a "void deck" – in response to complaints about people playing football there.
From BBC
Then we climb up a frozen riverbed and waterfall in the dark—the dogs jump up from boulder to boulder and I hang beneath the sled at one point with my feet out in open space—and suddenly we come out in the Burn.
From Literature
Campaigners including friends of Sloughbottom Park and Norwich Friends of the Earth said the scheme amounted to a "partial privatisation" of public open space, raising fears over booking costs, reduced casual access and the future of community events.
From BBC
It would be 45,000 square feet of open space.
From Los Angeles Times
I kept an open space between me and the window so I could leave.
From Literature
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