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green·belt

(grēn′bĕlt′)

A belt of recreational parks, farmland, or uncultivated land surrounding a community.

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greenbelt

(ˈɡriːnˌbɛlt)

(Environmental Science) a zone of farmland, parks, and open country surrounding a town or city: usually officially designated as such and preserved from urban development

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green•belt

(ˈgrinˌbɛlt)

n.

an area of woods, parks, or open land surrounding a community.

[1930–35]

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greenbelt - a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city

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belt - an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"

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