urban area

British  

noun

1. (in population censuses) a city area considered as the inner city plus built-up environs, irrespective of local body administrative boundaries

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Example Sentences

"That means that if a local policymaker in an urban area were to take interest in reducing exposures, they may receive the most impact per piece of infrastructure if they focus on storage," Buonocore said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

Jacquet also sees his project as a way to reindustrialise an urban area -- with many parts of Europe feeling the strain from decades of factory closures.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Dorsey recommends using an air purifier, particularly if you live in an urban area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

In Altadena, which is a denser urban area with many more entry and exit points, the National Guard stopped operating traffic checkpoints on Jan. 21, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

One ran along the Pacific Coast from an urban area in western Mexico all the way to northern Alaska.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz