meanwhile garden

noun

A community greenspace created temporarily on unused, derelict, or brownfield sites that are awaiting future permanent development; vacant land used for socially beneficial purposes until it is brought back into commercial or public use.

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Meanings

nounmeanwhile garden (plural meanwhile gardens)

plural meanwhile gardens

  1. A community greenspace created temporarily on unused, derelict, or brownfield sites that are awaiting future permanent development; vacant land used for socially beneficial purposes until it is brought back into commercial or public use.

Origin

From meanwhile + garden

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APA

meanwhile garden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meanwhile%20garden

MLA

“meanwhile garden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meanwhile%20garden. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meanwhile garden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meanwhile%20garden.

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