单词 | urban forest |
释义 | > as lemmasurban forest urban forest n. a city or town with many trees; a wooded area in a city; (in later use) spec. (a piece of) land in an urban area officially set aside for woodland. ΚΠ 1843 E. P. Belden Sketches Yale Coll. iii. i. 145 The sun gleams up through the branches of this urban forest. 1892 Munsey's Mag. Feb. 516/1 Two tortuous lakes add variety to this urban forest. 1970 P. Dansereau Challenge for Survival 25 The acquisition of land for protection and limited productivity as urban forest or parkland. 1995 Independent on Sunday 9 Apr. 7/2 Together with..the Black Country urban forest at Walsall, it will provide a network of new city forests stretching from Newcastle to Bristol. < as lemmas |
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