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ribbon development

noun

  1. housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.


ribbon development

noun

  1. the building of houses in a continuous row along a main road: common in England between the two World Wars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of ribbon development1

First recorded in 1925–30

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