Brownfield
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brownfield is a noun meaning (software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
Meaning
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
More Meanings
- (often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.
Example Sentences
a brownfield project
The depot will occupy a 75-acre brownfield site.
My budget will improve our environment by accelerating the cleanup of toxic brownfields.
On such a densely-populated island, most infrastructure projects are on brownfield sites, rather than starting in pastures new.
Word Forms
- brownfields
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include redevelopment, landfill, waste, paddyfield, clearage, ploughland.
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