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  brownfield

  noun

  an industrial or commercial site that is idle or underused because of real or perceived environmental pollution.
• Brownfield
  Brownfield

  noun

  a city in NW Texas.

brownfield

¹ American  

[braun-feeld] / ˈbraʊnˌfild /

noun

1. an industrial or commercial site that is idle or underused because of real or perceived environmental pollution.

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Brownfield ² American  

[braun-feeld] / ˈbraʊnˌfild /

noun

1. a city in NW Texas.

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brownfield British  

/ ˈbraʊnˌfiːld /

noun

1. (modifier) denoting or located in an urban area that has previously been built on

   Hampshire has many brownfield developments

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brownfield Scientific  

/ broun′fēld′ /

1. A piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment.

2. Compare greenfield

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Etymology

Origin of brownfield

1975–80; brown + field

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Example Sentences

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brownfield Brownfield

“The company owns a differentiated aluminium business; executing on operational improvements and brownfield expansions will determine whether it can sustain a durable earnings and cash-flow pillar alongside iron ore and copper.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Also speaking at the conference, the party's business spokesman Richard Tice set out a number of proposals aimed at increasing house building on brownfield sites - land that has previously been built on.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Sustained prices could improve upstream project economics, encourage higher development spending, while greater cash-flow visibility may prompt operators to resume deferred brownfield and asset-integrity work, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The party said data centres should be built on brownfield sites, near to renewable energy sources to allow them to use renewables when possible.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The council leadership was ruthlessly focused on transforming brownfield industrial sites.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Bill Brownfield arrived as U.S. ambassador in 2004, just before the ramp-up in pressure pushed Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips to abandon assets they say were worth tens of billions of dollars in total.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

"When we think about lung repair, it's not just about turning things on -- it's about removing the clamps that normally keep these cells from acting like stem cells," says Dr. Brownfield.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2025

Three men were killed in a crash near Brownfield, southwest of the Texas city of Lubbock, according to the state's Department of Public Safety.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023

But the resilience of their elders and ancestors has allowed them to carry on, said Brownfield.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

On the bus ride home he hardly said a word to anyone, the gray shadows of Brownfield and Seagraves and Seminole and Andrews falling across his face like a fine mist.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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