greenhouse

noun green·house \ ˈgrēn-ˌhau̇s \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: greenhouse in a Sentence

Definition of greenhouse

1 : a structure enclosed (as by glass) and used for the cultivation or protection of tender plants

2 : a clear plastic shell (such as a canopy) covering a section of an airplane; also : a compartment (as for a bombardier) enclosed by such a shell

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Examples of greenhouse in a Sentence

needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them

Recent Examples of greenhouse from the Web

Transportation is the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 37 percent of emissions, according to estimates by the California Air Resources Board.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "California's ranking as an oil-producing state is slipping," 12 July 2018
That matters because the Trump administration continues to block the Clean Power Plan, which seeks to limit greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-burning plants.

— eric niiler, WIRED, "The Future of Former EPA Chief Scott Pruitt's Anti-Science Legacy," 6 July 2018
Emissions from the fires were contributing to global warming, it was feared, and the harvesting of wood for cooking was helping to diminish forests, one of nature’s carbon-absorbing bulwarks against greenhouse gases.

— sara morrison, USA TODAY, "In developing world, an expensive push to reduce cooking fire deaths falls short," 13 July 2018
The White House reduced estimates of damage from carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to $1 to $6 per ton.

— zack colman, Scientific American, "A Trump Oil Boom Could Transform This Rocky Mountain Landscape," 13 July 2018
Carbon dioxide is a leading greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and raises global temperatures.

— kelly gilblom, Houston Chronicle, "Don’t make us pay for climate change, say Big Oil CEOs," 9 July 2018
Insects convert feed into food very efficiently, while producing few greenhouse-gas emissions.

— The Economist, "The future of food, served up right here in augmented reality," 7 July 2018
The bad news is that methane is a greenhouse gas that’s contributing to global warming.

— rachel becker, The Verge, "How to capture the eerie nighttime clouds of climate change," 6 July 2018
The transportation sector accounts for the largest single source of greenhouse-gas emissions in the state: 37 percent, according to a 2015 report from the California Environmental Protection Agency.

— tracey lien and jennifer van grove, Philly.com, "Uber begins a push to get its drivers into electric cars," 28 June 2018

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First Known Use of greenhouse

1664

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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greenhouse Synonyms

Synonyms

conservatory, hothouse;

Related Words

cold frame, hot bed;

nursery;

botanical garden (also botanic garden);

greenhouse

adjective

Definition of greenhouse

: of, relating to, contributing to, or caused by the greenhouse effect

greenhouse warming

greenhouse gases

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Recent Examples of greenhouse from the Web

In the case of Harvey, as with other specific events, scientists now have the capability to perform attribution studies which make more quantitative statements about how greenhouse gas emissions influenced that event.

— suzana camargo, Fortune, "Global Warming Didn’t Cause Hurricane Harvey. Here’s What Did.," 29 Aug. 2017
The worse mileage a vehicle gets the more greenhouse gas emissions flow into our atmosphere.

— gary richards, The Mercury News, "Mr. Roadshow: Why is she bragging about her polluting old car?," 6 Mar. 2017
Several independent analyses, including authoritative studies from the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, suggest that ethanol releases significantly less greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline.

— david gelles, New York Times, "The Standoff Between Big Oil and Big Corn," 17 Sep. 2016
The school was able to cheaply heat its greenhouse year-round with cord wood cut by students.

— Bloomberg.com, "New Alaska Handbook Provides How-to on Heated Greenhouses," 12 May 2017