greenfield

noun

green·​field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld 

often attributive

: land (such as a potential industrial site) not previously developed or polluted

Examples of greenfield in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The reactor was built from the ground up on a greenfield site. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Choosing the right database technology for your extract, transform, load (ETL) pipeline workloads is a critical step at the start of any greenfield project or modernization initiative. — Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Globally, nearly half of greenfield investment went into data centers, energy, and semiconductors — sectors that the Gulf states have been pouring money into at home and abroad. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Targeting the brownfield window For executives building technology strategies and investors allocating capital, the greenfield narrative where AI-native factories are built from scratch describes a small fraction of the actual market. — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for greenfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Geographical Definition

Greenfield

geographical name

Green·​field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld 

city in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee population 36,720