noun · academic
greenbelt
/ˈɡriːnbelt/GREEN·belt
Band 7+speakingtask2
an area of open land around a city where development is restricted to prevent urban sprawl.
Examples
“Local farmers opposed plans to build on the greenbelt.”
“The greenbelt preserves wildlife habitats near the city.”
“Policies that protect the greenbelt can be controversial when housing is scarce.”
Band 8 sentence
“While protecting the greenbelt is vital for biodiversity, planners must also find creative solutions to accommodate growing housing demand.”
Collocations
- protect the greenbelt
- build on the greenbelt
- greenbelt policy
Word family
greenbelt noungreen-belt adjective
Common mistakes
green belt→greenbelt
park→greenbelt
Say it for a higher band
5green area→6open space→7+greenbelt
Synonyms
open space
Easily confused
park
“The new park is lovely, but it is much smaller than the city's surrounding greenbelt.”
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