Townscape
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Townscape is a noun meaning A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town.
Meaning
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town.
More Meanings
- (art) A depiction of an urban scene
- (transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
Example Sentences
But the houses are so delicious and the way they're townscaped on to hilly bits is absolutely wonderful.
For example, small communities in the Midwest have developed modest but well-designed approaches to townscaping that make them exceptionally visually appealing.
In the latter years of its existence, BR was rationalising its estate by pulling down station buildings which were too large for its modern operational needs, or by shutting off parts of them when demolition was not an option. Kilmarnock station falls into this latter category. It dominates the townscape, but its operational importance has seriously diminished since electrification of the West Coast Main Line.
Word Forms
- townscapes
- townscaping
- townscaped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cityscape, veduta, mountainscape, airscape, view, nightscape.
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