| 单词 | vertical farming |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvertical farming vertical farming n. †(a) a method of agriculture involving the use of dynamite to break up hard subsoil in order to increase the potential for crop production (obsolete); (b) the commercial cultivation of crops for human consumption in multiple layers or levels in a building or other structure, often with the help of artificially controlled lighting and nutrients. ΚΠ 1914 Daily New Era (Lancaster, Pa.) 13 Aug. 12/4 Where is our friend on the question of vertical farming, a system of sub-soiling with dynamite, loosening the sub-soil to a considerable depth, giving a deeper and better seed-bed? 2000 Daily News (Prince Rupert, Brit. Columbia) 12 Jan. (Nexis) (Opinion section) 4 Waves of propaganda have been announcing how urban expansion and highways are paving over valuable and irreplaceable farmland. There may be a solution. Companies like Kraft have been developing the theory and practice of ‘vertical farming’. 2018 K. Al-Kodmany Vertical City xi. 415/2 Vertical farming seeks to ensure the sustainability of our cities proactively by addressing food security to the world's ever-increasing urban population. < as lemmas |
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