Urban Planning Jargon

noun an act of shutting and opening the eyes quickly

verb to shut and open the eyes quickly

• She barely had time to blink before the car sped past her.
• Don't blink or you'll miss it!
• I blinked and he was gone, like a ninja.
• The idea of quitting her job never even crossed her mind, it was like blinking in the dark.

noun a building made of glass, typically used for growing plants in a controlled environment

• The agricultural research center has a state-of-the-art greenhouse for studying plant growth.
• My mom grows the best tomatoes in her greenhouse.
• Let's chill in the greenhouse and smoke some weed.
• The new environmental policies act as a greenhouse for sustainable practices.

noun a space that intervenes between things; an intervening space

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• The interspace between the two buildings allows for natural light to filter through.
• I found a cozy little spot in the interspace between the couch and the coffee table.
• Let's hang out in the interspace behind the school during lunch.
• The poet often explores the interspace between dreams and reality in her work.

noun the act of linking or the state of being linked

• The linkage between economic growth and technological innovation is well-documented.
• I don't understand the linkage between diet and exercise for weight loss.
• There's a strong linkage between those two artists - they collaborate on everything.
• The author used the character's necklace as a symbolic linkage to her past.

noun a package or bundle of goods

verb to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions

• The courier delivered the parcel to the recipient's doorstep.
• I got a parcel from my online shopping spree today!
• I scored a sweet parcel in the mail today.
• Her talent is a precious parcel that she shares with the world.

noun a booth where tolls are collected, typically on a highway or bridge

• The tollbooth is located at the entrance of the highway.
• Don't forget to pay at the tollbooth on your way out.
• I always try to sneak past the tollbooth without paying.
• Dealing with difficult customers all day can feel like a tollbooth on my patience.

noun the state or capacity of being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresence

• The ubiquity of smartphones has revolutionized the way we communicate.
• You can't escape the ubiquity of social media these days.
• The ubiquity of that new slang term is spreading like wildfire.
• The ubiquity of her presence in the room was palpable, even when she wasn't speaking.

noun a noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'communality' is a noun that refers to the quality of being communal or shared among a group of people.

• The communality among the members of the research team was evident in their collaborative efforts.
• There is a strong sense of communality among the neighbors in our community.
• We all share a cool communality that makes us click as a group.
• The communality of goals and aspirations brought the team together like a tightly knit fabric.

noun A location where a high concentration of enemy forces are targeted for attack or destruction

• The military established a kill zone to effectively neutralize the enemy forces.
• Stay away from that area, it's a kill zone where the enemy is heavily concentrated.
• That street is a total kill zone, we need to find another route.
• The competition in that market is so fierce, it's like being in a business kill zone.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a particular item or object, typically one of a specified type

• The construction workers were abuilding a new office tower in the city.
• They're abuilding a new shopping mall down the street.
• I heard they're abuilding a cool new skate park in the neighborhood.
• Her ideas were abuilding in her mind, ready to be implemented in the project.

verb a verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. 'Abutted' is the past tense of the verb 'abut', which means to be adjacent or to touch along a boundary.

• The property abutted against the river, providing a picturesque view.
• Our backyard abutted the neighbor's fence, making it easy to chat over the fence.
• The two buildings abutted each other, so we could easily hop from one roof to the other.
• Their differing opinions abutted like two opposing forces, causing tension in the room.

noun a slang term for an address or location

• Please provide your addy so we can send you the necessary documents.
• Hey, can you text me your addy for the party?
• I'll swing by your addy later to pick up the stuff.
• Her addy is like a cozy little haven in the bustling city.