greenbelt.

1. An area or belt of largely open land designated or maintained around or between settlements, often to limit development.

2. A green belt marking a level of proficiency in some martial-arts grading systems, or a person holding that rank.

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Words that belong together

• a designated greenbelt
• development in the greenbelt

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The designated greenbelt kept the two towns from merging across the valley.

She followed the footpath through the greenbelt until the warehouse roofs returned.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular greenbelt; plural greenbelts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.