Definition of Brownfield

1. Noun. A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing ¹

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Definition of Brownfield

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brownfield

brown tinamou
brown tinamous
brown trout
brown tumour
brownback
brownbacks
brownbagger
brownbaggers
browned
browned off
browned out
browner
brownest
browneye
brownface
brownfield (current term)
brownfields
brownian
brownian-Zsigmondy movement
brownian movement
brownie
brownie mix
brownier
brownies
browniest
browning
browning out
brownings
brownish
brownish-orange

Literary usage of Brownfield

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Selected Civil and Criminal Cases Decided in the Court of Appeals by Kentucky Court of Appeals, William Pope Duvall Bush (1871)
"brownfield, &c. T. Dyer, &o. ' But, however erroneous therefore the order may have been ... CASE 86—PETITION EQUITY—JANUARY 21. brownfield, &c. v. Dyer, &c. ..."

2. Pennsylvania Archives ...by Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library (1899)
"... 40 493, 500, 509, 513, 518, 522, brownfield, Empson, xxii, 549. 523, 531, 563, 587, 612, 624, 559 609 650, 655, 661, 707, 717, 727. brownfield, Epsom ..."

3. Decisions of the Court of Session: From the Year 1733 to the Year 1754 ...by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Grant Elchies, William Maxwell Morison by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Grant Elchies, William Maxwell Morison (1813)
"TURNBULL against brownfield. Docs killing sheep, to make the master liable, his knowledge of the dogs being in use to kill should be proved. 1737. ..."

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