Meanings
noungreyfield (countable and uncountable, plural greyfields)
plural greyfields · alternative grayfield
- countableuncountableurban studiesAn area of commercial or industrial development which has become underused or abandoned.
A new kind of urban regeneration is needed at the scale of precincts, rather than lot by lot, to transform the greyfields into more liveable and sustainable suburbs.
2022 July 28, Peter Newman, Giles Thomson, Peter Newton, Stephen Glackin, “Greening the greyfields: how to renew our suburbs for more liveable, net-zero cities”, in The Conversation, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023
Origin
Compound of grey + field, referencing the colour of concrete.
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APA
greyfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyfield
MLA
“greyfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greyfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyfield.
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