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Grass-grown

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Meaning

Covered with or overgrown with grass..

Example Sentences

Then came the Great War, the Irish troubles, and the diversion of most of the American traffic to Southampton; the new construction was promptly dropped, and only grass-grown earthworks and cuttings now remain.
There are numerous sheds in the now grass-grown yard, most of which now house threshing machines and farm carts instead of locomotives and rolling stock, although [in] the roofs of some are gaping holes.
[...] Camerton Colliery has closed down and the railway sidings here are empty and grass-grown; [...].

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What does grass-grown mean?

Grass-grown means Covered with or overgrown with grass..

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How do you use grass-grown in a sentence?

Then came the Great War, the Irish troubles, and the diversion of most of the American traffic to Southampton; the new construction was promptly dropped, and only grass-grown earthworks and cuttings now remain.

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