polytunnel
polytunnel noun: a tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.
Noun
polytunnel (plural polytunnels)
- A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.
- Regan and her team decide which of the farm's 3,000 polytunnels of strawberries will be dedicated to Wimbledon a few weeks before the tournament, and they choose from among the roughly 800 seasonal workers for roles on the coveted picking operation.2023 July 14, The New York Times, “The Strawberry Fields of Wimbledon”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2023
- He made a gesture that incorporated the compost heap, the polytunnels, and the potting bench.2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 24
- Synonyms:
- polyhouse
Synonyms of polytunnel
Forms of polytunnel
| plural | polytunnels |
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Origin of polytunnel
Short for polythene tunnel.
Questions about polytunnel
- What does polytunnel mean?
- Polytunnel means a tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.
- What part of speech is polytunnel?
- Polytunnel is a noun.
- What is the plural of polytunnel?
- The plural of polytunnel is polytunnels.
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