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Brownfield meaning

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

Using Brownfield

  • The main meaning on this page is: A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.
  • In the example corpus, brownfield often appears in combinations such as: brownfield site, brownfield land, brownfield sites.

Context around Brownfield

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

owned 1× versus 1× enough 1× epa 1× former 1× athena 1× zane 1× largest 1× key 1× existing 1×

Often after:

land 8× site 3× regeneration 2× programs 1× resident 1× tuesday 1× scores 1× remediation 1× grants 1× investment 1×

Sentence patterns with Brownfield

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

383sq ft brownfield site transformed 1× a key brownfield investment was 1× accommodation and brownfield or underused 1× association s brownfield land release 1× back zane brownfield scores for 1× before while brownfield land has 1× council owned brownfield land 1× for athena brownfield tuesday afternoon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a key brownfield 1× a statement submitted 1× at a meeting 1× but the long 1× councillor ged cooney 1× dave blackwell canvey 1×

Common sentence endings:

and brownfield remediation 1× ashford urban area 1× brownfield grants annually 1× brownfield site transformed 1× city council boundaries 1× epa brownfield programs 1×

Words around Brownfield

Just before it in the word index:

brownface 26 browner 8 brownell 26 browned 75 browne 283 browndog 2

Just after it in the word index:

brownfields 7 browngreer 2 brownhill 10 brownhills 3 brownian 27 brownie 97

Similar in corpus frequency:

aborigines 85 abreu 85 accommodates 85 ade 85 aeronautical 85 aground 85

Corpus analysis for Brownfield

  • In this selection, "brownfield" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, owned, versus, enough, land, site and regeneration stand out and add context to how "brownfield" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 383sq ft brownfield site transformed and a key brownfield investment was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brownfield" sits close to words such as aborigines, abreu and accommodates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brownfield

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The EPA gives out brownfield grants annually. (7 words)

Running back Zane Brownfield scores for the Redstreaks. (8 words)

EPA Administrator Regan addresses the crowd concerning the EPA Brownfield Programs. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Derby City Council wants to make a bid of funding up to £300,000 from the Government’s and Local Government Association’s “Brownfield Land Release Fund” – which allows councils to make bids to regenerate council-owned brownfield land. (39 words)

At a meeting on Wednesday, members heard the priority would be to protect as much as the Green Belt as possible but added it was unlikely there was enough brownfield land to cater for what is needed. (37 words)

Local authorities began searching for Athena Brownfield Tuesday afternoon, when the postal worker discovered her 5-year-old sister and notified police, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which is also involved in the search. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Derby City Council wants to make a bid of funding up to £300,000 from the Government’s and Local Government Association’s “Brownfield Land Release Fund” – which allows councils to make bids to regenerate council-owned brownfield land.

Greenfield versus brownfield land: Greenfield land refers to land that has never been built on before, while brownfield land has previously been developed.

At a meeting on Wednesday, members heard the priority would be to protect as much as the Green Belt as possible but added it was unlikely there was enough brownfield land to cater for what is needed.

EPA Administrator Regan addresses the crowd concerning the EPA Brownfield Programs.

Former Brownfield resident Charalee Graydon attended the United Nations Framework Conference (COP28) in Dubai, U.A.E. as lead delegate of the intergovernmental organization Euclid University.

It forms the next phase of the council's long-term regeneration strategy as it looks to redevelop its own substandard accommodation and brownfield or underused sites into affordable homes.

It notes the application site is 3.3 hectares and is a brownfield site which is currently accessed via a recently constructed road leading to Dunbarton Street.

Local authorities began searching for Athena Brownfield Tuesday afternoon, when the postal worker discovered her 5-year-old sister and notified police, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which is also involved in the search.

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Running back Zane Brownfield scores for the Redstreaks.

The application says the site is located on a previously developed land known as “brownfield land,” which has been left vacant for several years.

The bank finances projects that include water infrastructure, transportation, clean energy, climate resiliency and brownfield remediation.

The EPA gives out brownfield grants annually.

The multi-use space sits adjacent to City Hall and the Keel Line, with the project seeing a 17,383sq ft brownfield site transformed.

Then there's the Tees Marshalling Yards, one of the largest brownfield regeneration sites in the UK.

A key brownfield investment was the construction of a specialized pipeline in the early 2000s, which was needed to transport heavy crude oil discovered in the 1990s.

A statement submitted to DHA Planning of says: “The redevelopment and enhancement of the existing brownfield site is considered acceptable in principle given its highly sustainable location within the Ashford urban area.

But the long-awaited report makes criticisms of governance and transparency at one of Europe’s biggest brownfield regeneration projects, the PA news agency understands.

Councillor Ged Cooney, Greater Manchester Lead for Housing, said: “Unlocking brownfield land for regeneration is essential to delivering the homes that Greater Manchester needs.

Dave Blackwell, Canvey Independent leader of Castle Point Council, said: “We have been instructed by the Government to identify brownfield sites before greenbelt and some of these sites like supermarkets are never going to be developed.

In Gloucester, we want to start building council homes, but we do have limited brownfield land within the city council boundaries.

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Common combinations with brownfield

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brownfield" in a sentence?
An example: "Derby City Council wants to make a bid of funding up to £300,000 from the Government’s and Local Government Association’s “Brownfield Land Release Fund” – which allows councils to make bids to regenerate council-owned brownfield land." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "brownfield" from authentic English texts.
What does "brownfield" mean?
Brownfield means: A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.
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