industrial estate
noun
British
: an area outside of a town or city that is designed especially for factories or offices
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The former Ferry Lane industrial estate, snaking alongside the peaceful Walthamstow Wetlands (themselves well worth a wander), has also had a major glow-up over the past few years.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2024
Ajoba walked right out of the forest and traveled over farmland, through another wildlife preserve, across an industrial estate full of smoke-belching factories and a four-lane highway, and past a busy train station.
—Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2024
Ajoba walked right out of the forest and traveled over farmland, through another wildlife preserve, across an industrial estate full of smoke-belching factories and a four-lane highway, and past a busy train station.
—Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
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“Industrial estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20estate. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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