brownfield
pronunciation
How to pronounce brownfield in British English:
UK [ˈbraʊnfi:ld]
How to pronounce brownfield in American English:
US [ˈbraʊnfiːld]
Word Origin
- brownfield (n.)
- abandoned or disused industrial land, often contaminated to some degree, 1992, American English, from brown (adj.) + field (n.).
Example
- 1. The u.s. ambassador to colombia , william brownfield , met the three americans shortly after their rescue .
- 2. Brownfield redevelopment in canada 's ontario and its inspirations to china .
- 3. It is concluded that to study the risk assessment of brownfield is important to the actual situation of china .
- 4. Issues and data sources for identifying brownfield sites and other environmental risks are presented along with a simple framework for conducting an economic base analysis .
- 5. A brownfield partner said an employee didn 't realize that there was a separate charge to use the fitness club and didn 't notice it on the hotel bill .