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green·house | \ ˈgrēn-ˌhau̇s 
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\Definition of greenhouse
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
greenhouse
adjectiveDefinition of greenhouse (Entry 2 of 2)
: of, relating to, contributing to, or caused by the greenhouse effect
greenhouse warming greenhouse gases
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Synonyms for greenhouse
Synonyms: Noun
- conservatory,
- glasshouse
- [chiefly British],
- hothouse
Examples of greenhouse in a Sentence
Noun
needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Not included in the NGSA's announcement were other greenhouse gas emissions such methane, which oil companies routinely flare in lieu of building pipelines and other infrastructure to get natural gas to market.
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James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, "Natural gas companies call for carbon tax," 3 Dec. 2019 Mar-a-Lago, valued at $2 million at the time, employed among the maintenance staff 22 year-round gardeners tasked with, among other things, moving 10,000 potted plants indoors to greenhouses when Mrs. Post was not in residence.
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Les Standiford, Town & Country, "How Mar-a-Lago Almost Became the Kennedy and Johnson Winter White House," 1 Dec. 2019 In the last decade, global greenhouse gas emissions have risen by about 1.5 percent each year on average.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "Welp, the Latest UN Climate Change Report Sure Is Bleak," 26 Nov. 2019 In Massachusetts, residential buildings account for roughly 15% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Benjamin Storrow, Scientific American, "Cities Look to Natural Gas Bans to Curb Carbon Emissions," 25 Nov. 2019 The house stood on 4.5 acres that included a compound of greenhouses, a 5-story windmill, and terraced front lawn that led down to simpler homes on Main Street.
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Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll Yesteryears: Norwood Mansion and Terrace Hill: Two architectural treasures in Carroll County," 23 Nov. 2019 By the end of the year, Gotham will operate 500,000 square feet of greenhouses across five states.
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Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "Indoor farming is one of the decade’s hottest trends, but regulations make success elusive," 19 Nov. 2019 Helping to care for the greenhouse at Seabury kept Prue connected to her love of nature and the great outdoors.
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courant.com, "Prudence J. Griffen," 24 Oct. 2019 The luxuriant plants inside Biosphere 2, a 30-year-old set of greenhouses and artificial ecosystems in the Arizona desert, soaked up the isotopic tracer, enabling investigators to follow the flows of carbon through the healthy forest.
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Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, "Unprecedented drought in an artificial ecosystem may reveal how rainforests will cope with climate change," 16 Oct. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Reducing meat consumption can reduce not only greenhouse gas emissions, but also water scarcity.
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London Douglas, Houston Chronicle, "Here are some easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint, and help the environment," 13 Sep. 2019 Scientific forecasters use these political and economic pathways in climate models to inform their understanding of how greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures will shift amid shifting new geopolitical alliances and confrontations.
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Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "The Blood-Dimmed Tide," 16 Sep. 2019 With coal, [an increase in demand] will mean more greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, "Researchers say demand for energy for cooling will rise as world gets warmer," 31 July 2019 According to Unilever, asking consumers to dilute the product at home means 97 percent less water being transported, 87 percent fewer trucks on the road, and less greenhouse gas emissions.
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Alden Wicker, Vox, "Could just-add-water products save us?," 30 July 2019 Producers therefore emit more greenhouse gas per barrel (see chart).
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The Economist, "The environmentThe environment is Canada’s biggest wedge issue," 25 July 2019 New York City recently mandated that the owners of its largest buildings slash their emissions impact, and new legislation requires New York State to eliminate nearly all greenhouse gas output by 2050.
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Anne Barnard, New York Times, "A ‘Climate Emergency’ Was Declared in New York City. Will That Change Anything?," 5 July 2019 Most research says growing vegetables uses less water and produces far less greenhouse gas than raising cattle.
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The Christian Science Monitor, "A global moment for the #MeToo movement," 19 June 2019 Most research says growing vegetables uses less water and produces far less greenhouse gas than raising cattle.
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The Christian Science Monitor, "A global moment for the #MeToo movement," 19 June 2019
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More Definitions for greenhouse
greenhouse
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of greenhouse
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a building or part of a building that has glass walls and a glass roof and that is used for growing plants
greenhouse
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of greenhouse (Entry 2 of 2)
: relating to or caused by the warming of the Earth's atmosphere that is caused by air pollution : relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect
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greenhouse
noungreen·house | \ ˈgrēn-ˌhau̇s \
\Kids Definition of greenhouse
: a building with clear walls and roof (as of glass) for growing plants
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