Meanings
adjectiveantisprawl (not comparable)
- not comparableurban studiesOpposing or countering urban sprawl.
“There is a definite regulatory preference in New Jersey for brownfield and urban infill sites,” said Mr. Manewitz, noting that antisprawl, pro-environmental restrictions put in place over the last decade have ruled out any type of construction in some spots, and strongly discouraged it in others.
2008 March 30, Antoinette Martin, “Why Dumps Are Gaining in Allure”, in New York Times
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antisprawl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisprawl
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“antisprawl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisprawl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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