brownfield
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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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.
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Compare greenfield
Etymology
Origin of brownfield
Example Sentences
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The arena forms part of the Brabazon Park project, the redevelopment of brownfield land on the Bristol and South Gloucestershire border.
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Conservative Cadden added: "Building a lot of houses very quickly is very difficult... we need to build on brownfield sites, which local people agree on."
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Jay recalled the hype around King Charles' visit in 2013 as work took place to turn one of Europe's biggest brownfield sites into a thriving community.
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STM Brighton Group, a subsidiary company of Revantage, has undertaken remediation work at the brownfield site since it was acquired in 2008.
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The credit card industry profits from something called "anchoring", says Grace Brownfield, from National Debtline, an independent debt advice charity.
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