green lung

noun

1. an area of parkland within a town or city, considered in terms of the healthier environment it provides

Example Sentences

Government buildings, private offices and homes have sprung up at pace, cutting deep into the forest known as the “green lung of Kochi.”

From Seattle Times

“A new green lung,” the City Hall boasted on its website.

From New York Times

Most of the mangroves along UAE's coastline are found in Abu Dhabi, acting as a "green lung" for the city.

From BBC

“That zone of pine forest is a nature reserve, and it’s completely destroyed. It brings tears to see it. The environmental damage is incalculable. This is the heart of the city, its green lung and today it is destroyed,” Pescara Mayor Carlo Masci said.

From Seattle Times

“Siberia is the green lung of the northern hemisphere, with the Taiga and its cold forests that are essential to our oxygen, to the atmosphere of the whole planet,” she told The AP.

From Seattle Times