noun · neutral
greenbelt
/ˈɡriːnˌbɛlt/GREEN·belt
an area of open land around a city where building is restricted to preserve green space and limit urban sprawl
Examples
“The council voted to expand the greenbelt to protect farmland from developers.”
“Planning rules prevent new housing on the greenbelt.”
“Maintaining the greenbelt helps conserve local biodiversity.”
Band 8 sentence
“Implementing a robust greenbelt policy can be an effective tool to control urban sprawl while preserving peri‑urban agriculture.”
Collocations
- protect the greenbelt
- greenbelt policy
Word family
Common mistakes
the green belt→the greenbelt
There is greenbelt around the town.→There is a greenbelt around the town.
Say it for a higher band
5park→6green space→7+greenbelt
Synonyms
urban fringe
Easily confused
park
“We had a picnic in the park beside the river.”
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