Meaning

1 senses
  1. (attributive, often)A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.

    Brachfläche, Altstandort

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The building will be constructed on a former brownfield.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
previously industrial site for development:

Origin

From brown + field.

From brown + field.

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Forms

plural: brownfields
Singularbrownfield
Pluralbrownfields

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
brownfield — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto