greenbelt

¹

[ green-belt ]

noun

1. an area of woods, parks, or open land surrounding a community.
2. Also green belt. a strip of land on the edge of a desert that has been planted and irrigated to keep the desert from spreading.

Greenbelt

²

[ green-belt ]

noun

1. a town in central Maryland.

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenbelt¹

First recorded in 1930–35; green + belt

Example Sentences

A joint committee of staff members from the University of Baltimore and the Public Defender’s Office hired Greenbelt attorney Erica Suter to succeed Nethercott.

From Washington Post

West Hyattsville, Prince George’s Plaza, College Park and Greenbelt stations are closed but served by shuttle boxes.

From Washington Post

The Greenbelt station is serving as a Federal Emergency Management Agency community coronavirus vaccination center.

From Washington Post

In his career, he taught physics at Brandeis University, then worked for more than 50 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.

From Washington Post

As Hogan on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the FEMA-run site in Greenbelt, where 3,000 shots per day will be administered, he received an unexpected rebuke from Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd.

From Washington Post

A sprint from the alley to the east into the greenbelt and the engulfing woods.

From The Daily Beast