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单词 urban sprawl
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urban sprawl
urban sprawl n. the uncontrolled expansion of an urban area into the surrounding countryside; an area characterized by this.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > lack of planning
cardboard city1876
urban blight1934
urban sprawl1934
sprawl1955
1934 Times 12 Apr. 9/3 We shall be willing to cooperate..in the establishment of a green belt round greater London, which is already too vast in its urban sprawl.
1979 Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 8 July 8 d/3 Houston's urban sprawl is greater than that of Los Angeles.
1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men xxxviii. 300 The rain let up, the traffic began to get heavier as we approached the urban sprawl of New York.
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