| 单词 | ribbon development |
| 释义 | > as lemmasribbon development ribbon development n. the building of houses, typically in a single line, along a main road, esp. one leading out of a town or village. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > types of planning or development urban regeneration1850 spotting1856 Haussmannization1865 peacocking1892 ribbon development1925 ribbon building1926 urban renewal1938 infilling1943 strip development1955 arcology1969 1925 Times 6 Apr. 15/6 If pre-war house plotting was too dense, there is a present danger of its becoming too loose,..laying up a heritage of administrative expense, the ribbon development being clearly the most extravagant method. 1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey x. 336 We passed through several villages that looked hardly more than slums that had been scattered along the road. This odd ribbon development is fairly common in colliery areas. 2006 S. Ings Weight of Numbers 112 Horndean..is not a village so much as a line of ribbon development, straggling pointlessly by the side of the trunk road. < as lemmas |
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