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Definition of brownfield adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brownfield

adjective
 
/ˈbraʊnfiːld/
 
/ˈbraʊnfiːld/
 [only before noun]
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  1. used to describe an area of land in a city that was used by industry or for offices in the past and that may now be cleared for new building development
    • a brownfield site
    Topics Buildingsc2 compare greenfield
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBrownfield is used with these nouns:
    • site
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