market garden

noun

Chiefly British. truck farm.

(initial capital letters)Military. the Allied code name for the unsuccessful invasion of Holland by British and American airborne and infantry forces on September 17, 1944.

Origin of market garden

First recorded in 1805–15

OTHER WORDS FROM market garden

market gardener, nounmarket gardening, noun

Words nearby market garden

market basket, market boat, market economy, marketeer, market forces, market garden, market gardening, marketing, marketing mix, marketing research, market letter

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Example sentences from the Web for market garden

Both agricultural and market-garden produce are quite insufficient to supply the demand in the summer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
The road from Bowdon to Manchester passes through a country which may be truly characterised as the market-garden of Manchester.
Lancashire Sketches|Edwin Waugh
There was also a deep moat which could be flooded; it is now serving the peaceful purpose of market-garden.
The Passing of the Turkish Empire in Europe|B. Granville Baker
A wealthy landowner (he did own a part of the market-garden he so sedulously cultivated) had developed a grand—oh, but a grand!
Happy Pollyooly|Edgar Jepson

Such a farm must be hand-tilled, and, if skilfully hand-tilled, would certainly produce as much food as a market-garden.
The Dwelling House|George Vivian Poore

British Dictionary definitions for market garden

market garden

noun

mainly British an establishment where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale

Derived forms of market garden

market gardener, noun

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单词	market garden
释义	market garden noun Chiefly British. truck farm. (initial capital letters)Military. the Allied code name for the unsuccessful invasion of Holland by British and American airborne and infantry forces on September 17, 1944. Origin of market garden First recorded in 1805–15 OTHER WORDS FROM market garden market gardener, nounmarket gardening, noun Words nearby market garden market basket, market boat, market economy, marketeer, market forces, market garden, market gardening, marketing, marketing mix, marketing research, market letter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for market garden Both agricultural and market-garden produce are quite insufficient to supply the demand in the summer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5\|Various The road from Bowdon to Manchester passes through a country which may be truly characterised as the market-garden of Manchester. Lancashire Sketches\|Edwin Waugh There was also a deep moat which could be flooded; it is now serving the peaceful purpose of market-garden. The Passing of the Turkish Empire in Europe\|B. Granville Baker A wealthy landowner (he did own a part of the market-garden he so sedulously cultivated) had developed a grand—oh, but a grand! Happy Pollyooly\|Edgar Jepson Such a farm must be hand-tilled, and, if skilfully hand-tilled, would certainly produce as much food as a market-garden. The Dwelling House\|George Vivian Poore British Dictionary definitions for market garden market garden noun mainly British an establishment where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale Derived forms of market garden market gardener, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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