townscape

townscape noun: a view of a town, or a subjective image of a town.

Noun

townscape (plural townscapes)

A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
- In the latter years of its existence, BR was rationalising its estate by pulling down station buildings which were too large for its modern operational needs, or by shutting off parts of them when demolition was not an option. Kilmarnock station falls into this latter category. It dominates the...2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Bam Nuttall Partnership Award: Kilmarnock”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58
A depiction of an urban scene

townscape (third-person singular simple present townscapes, present participle townscaping, simple past and past participle townscaped)

(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
- But the houses are so delicious and the way they're townscaped on to hilly bits is absolutely wonderful.1986, Patrick Lichfield, Courvoisier's Book of the Best, page 230
- For example, small communities in the Midwest have developed modest but well-designed approaches to townscaping that make them exceptionally visually appealing.2013, Edward J. Blakely, Nancey Green Leigh, Planning Local Economic Development, page 244

Noun
plural	townscapes
Verb
third-person singular present	townscapes
present participle	townscaping
past participle	townscaped
past	townscaped

From town + -scape.

What does townscape mean?: Townscape means a view of a town, or a subjective image of a town.
What part of speech is townscape?: Townscape can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of townscape?: The plural of townscape is townscapes.

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