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green lung

green lung noun: an area of natural parkland within an urban region, supposed to replenish the air with oxygen.

Noun

green lung (plural green lungs)

  1. An area of natural parkland within an urban region, supposed to replenish the air with oxygen.
    • The Magaliesberg became something of a green lung to which people escaped, particularly over weekends.2006, Christof Mauch, Nathan Stoltzfus, Douglas R. Weiner, Shades of green: environmental activism around the globe, page 76
    • After the Games, the Park will remain protected, serving as a green lung for the surrounding boroughs and the Olympic Village residential area.2007, United Nations Environment Programme, Beijing 2008 Olympic games: an environmental review, page 74

Forms of green lung

pluralgreen lungs

Questions about green lung

What does green lung mean?
Green lung means an area of natural parkland within an urban region, supposed to replenish the air with oxygen.
What part of speech is green lung?
Green lung is a noun.
What is the plural of green lung?
The plural of green lung is green lungs.

Words near green lung in the dictionary

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  2. green looper
  3. green loopers
  4. green louse
  5. green louses
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  8. green lynx spider
  9. green lynx spiders
  10. green mamba
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