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greensward
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green·sward  (grnswôrd)
n.
Ground that is green with grass; turf.

greensward [ˈgriːnˌswɔːd]
n
Archaic or literary fresh green turf or an area of such turf
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Noun1.greenswardgreensward - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
divot - a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
Translations
greensward [ˈgriːnswɔːd] N (poet) → césped m


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As the form twists upward, it creates both interior spaces and exterior greenswards, alternately becoming of, in, and outside the natural landscape in a way that rebuts any contention that the rebuilders of a city must choose sides in a struggle between humans and their environment.
The Columbia campus, with its majestic buildings and greenswards and students crisscrossing the plazas, makes for fine viewing day or night.
 
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