ribbon development
noun
housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.
Words nearby ribbon development
ribbentrop, ribbing, ribble, ribbon, ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon plant, ribbon snake, ribbon strip
Origin of ribbon development
First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for ribbon development
ribbon development
noun
British the building of houses in a continuous row along a main road: common in England between the two World Wars
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