market garden
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Chiefly British. truck farm.
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Military. Market Garden, the Allied code name for the unsuccessful invasion of Holland by British and American airborne and infantry forces on September 17, 1944.
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Origin of market garden
First recorded in 1805–15
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At the same time, the exploitation of the market garden areas of Niayes and Gandiol contributed to meeting the population's need for vegetables.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
Due to its favourable climate this should be the market garden of America but home-grown produce is an alien concept to many.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2020
“This is a common trend in the market garden world,” he said of the sprouts.
From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2019
After transforming a derelict plot of land into a community market garden in a bid to prevent a third runway being built at Heathrow Airport, a group of squatters are set to be evicted.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2014
Likewise, a farmer carrying on a market garden may procure insurance covering his drivers and helpers employed in distributing the produce of his farm without insuring other employees who are merely farm laborers.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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