urban sprawl
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nounDefinition of URBAN SPRAWL
: the spreading of urban developments (as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city
See Examples of URBAN SPRAWL
- efforts to stop urban sprawl
First Known Use of URBAN SPRAWL
1956
Rhymes with URBAN SPRAWL
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