English Dictionary

Definition of “green belt”

green belt

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

All that's left now is to develop the green belt and Gawler will be another overcrowded suburb.

The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)

Beyond the suburbs, many towns and cities have a green belt to stop urban sprawl.

Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts

Building on brownfield sites instead of Surrey green belt sounds good.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

Our debate last week on the green belt struck a chord with many readers.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

She was dressed in a white skirt with a green belt , and a fawn silk shirt.

Haines, Pamela The Golden Lion

The 16-km-wide green belt is being undermined by 25,000 unauthorised constructions.

India Today (1997)

Who remembers Sydney's former green belt under the planning provisions of the Cumberland County Council Scheme?

Australian News Misc (2004)

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