brownfield
noun
brown·field
ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld 
often attributive
: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned
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The brownfield sites often hide hazardous chemicals that have leached into the land, contaminating the soil with lead, asbestos and other substances used in industry.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The state is however covered over in parking lots, rooftops, brownfields, and grayfields.
—Kip Kolesinskas, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Unfortunately, there’s no shortage of opportunities for her colleagues to replicate her work; the United States is home to anywhere from 450,000 to 1 million brownfields.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
At a once-vacant brownfield on the South Side of Chicago, a semitruck backed into an unassuming warehouse and unloaded a colorful batch of food scraps and spoiled products.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The state is however covered over in parking lots, rooftops, brownfields, and grayfields.
—Kip Kolesinskas, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Unfortunately, there’s no shortage of opportunities for her colleagues to replicate her work; the United States is home to anywhere from 450,000 to 1 million brownfields.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
At a once-vacant brownfield on the South Side of Chicago, a semitruck backed into an unassuming warehouse and unloaded a colorful batch of food scraps and spoiled products.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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“Brownfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brownfield. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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brownfield
noun
brown·field
ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld
: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned
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