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Meanings of green belt in English

An area of land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale housing.

Synonyms
Examples for "greenbelt"
Examples for "greenbelt"
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But he stepped back from giving the go-ahead to build on greenbelt land.
The Guardian
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Two men in bright blue running suits jogged up the greenbelt toward him.
It Must Be Love
3
And I seen these shapes running off toward the greenbelt.
IT
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Going north, it ended right behind West Broadway, where a sort of greenbelt was planted.
IT
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The developer had left a greenbelt between condo sections.
Hot six
Usage of green belt in English
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Will the end result be bog-standard suburban housing blighting the green belt?
The Guardian
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One appeared to be wearing a green belt with grenades on it.
Reuters
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However, Javid indicated the government would not relax protections for the green belt.
The Guardian
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The public perception of the green belt is out of step with reality.
The Guardian
5
The frock was a brown smock with a narrow green belt.
The Little House in the Fairy Wood
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Nearly all of it lay within green belt areas, where development is restricted.
The Guardian
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The green belt of summer had been sliced cleanly and completely.
Micah & Strange Candy
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Or are they a sham -the same-oldsuburbs smothering precious green belt?
The Guardian
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Could building on some of London's green belt land solve the capital's housing shortage?
BBC
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You understand why they had to create the green belt.
Magic seeds
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That's why the green belt is so important to people.
The Guardian
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We may even note his cropped head and his horn suspended from green belt.
Halleck's New English Literature
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She gave me a green belt too behind the curtain.
Lowboy
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Jack wore a broad green belt and August had yellow.
The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
15
Ministers have promised that no new homes will be built on protected green belt land.
The Guardian
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The land is currently zoned as a green belt but it has long-term development potential.
The Irish Times
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Green belt through the time
Green belt across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common