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Meanings of greenbelt in English

A belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city.

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

Synonyms
Examples for "greenway"
Examples for "greenway"
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It is a well-known stop for cyclists and walkers using the greenway.
The Irish Times
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The present instruction for walkers leaves using the greenway less safe for all.
The Irish Times
3
A national greenway network is needed and could be achieved for relatively little cost.
The Irish Times
4
The new greenway is clearly a wonderful amenity, tastefully designed and with adequate signage.
The Irish Times
5
A short ramp takes us up onto the tarmac greenway and we head west.
The Irish Times
Usage of greenbelt in English
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But he stepped back from giving the go-ahead to build on greenbelt land.
The Guardian
2
Two men in bright blue running suits jogged up the greenbelt toward him.
It Must Be Love
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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
5
The developer had left a greenbelt between condo sections.
Hot six
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Found the next day just off the path that runs through the greenbelt behind West Broadway.
IT
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We can restore agriculture, we can restore the greenbelt around Baghdad and eliminate the sand storms.
Feminist dot com
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Areas designated as protected "greenbelt" should be scaled back to encourage building, said the report.
Reuters
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And to safeguard the estate's greenbelt future, its zoning has just been switched from residential to open space.
The Irish Times
10
As he put it, we're a strip of powerful, greenbelt northernness, a hub for new ways of thinking.
The Guardian
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Campaigners against the development said the site was on greenbelt land and council planning officers recommended it be refused.
The Guardian
12
The path ran through the greenbelt behind Ramos's town house, and gave me a nice view of the second-story windows.
Hot six
13
Above it, a small greenbelt was forested with elms and maples, the trees only just beginning to lose their green.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
14
A mist under the greenbelt trees at the end of the street vanished as the sun broke through the overcast.
Dangerous Women
15
The greenbelt followed the Boise River and wove a path through the capital city, connecting eight major parks along its way.
It Must Be Love
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It's regrettable there needs to be more development, particularly on greenbelt land, but we need to be more pragmatic about it all.
BBC
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