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green·belt | \ ˈgrēn-ˌbelt 
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\Definition of greenbelt
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a belt of parkways, parks, or farmlands that encircles a community
Greenbelt
geographical nameGreen·belt | \ ˈgrēn-ˌbelt \
\Definition of Greenbelt (Entry 2 of 2)
garden city in central Maryland built to provide low-cost housing in the late 1930s population 23,068
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Looking over the Cooks’ situation, Bryant noted that the couple own their home outright, in a location backing to a greenbelt and one of Homestead’s three pool-tennis centers.
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Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post, "Engineering that last liftoff: Steller’s Senior Solutions helps a couple get the timing right for a downsize move," 24 Oct. 2019 Neighborhoods with fewer parks, greenbelts and trees often become heat islands where the temperature is greater than surrounding areas.
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oregonlive, "Climate change threatens health in Pacific Northwest," 22 Sep. 2019 The city has been hyper-focused on getting that population out of camps in the city’s parks and greenbelts, and has had some success, though that effort has pushed homeless people out into public view.
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Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News, "Dunleavy budget vetoes will mean a sharp increase in people living in camps and cars, service providers say," 20 July 2019 Amenities include two resort-style pools, a 6,000-square-foot recreation center, playground area, a fishing pond, fitness center and greenbelts.
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Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Toll Brothers adds new luxe homes at Manvel’s Pomona community," 26 July 2019 The erosion threatens 2,000 feet of the Coastal Trail system and greenbelt.
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Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Point Woronzof shrinking an average of 2 feet each year, UAA researchers and students find," 12 June 2019 This contiguous greenbelt has created something of an undeclared wildlife preserve that supports high numbers of wildlife and birds.
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Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Mountain lion alert sent out for South Peninsula," 13 Sep. 2019 In addition to that, there’s the greenbelt kind of intersecting.
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Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, "YouTube series “Small Parks” that was filmed in Kingwood debuts next week," 11 July 2019 Located across from a greenbelt island brimming with majestic oak trees, this exceptional property sits on a half-acre park-like setting and with a deep setback thoughtfully landscaped with lush gardens.
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Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: A stunning remodel in a gorgeous Hidden Oaks setting," 19 Aug. 2019
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