Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of vacant land and property within a built-up area for further construction or development.
- noun A substance or material used to fill in.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fill in; fill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- noun That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
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Examples
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Not far from downtown Austin, urban infill translates as contemporary homes that are all sharp ...
WN.com - Articles related to Typhoon Melor waves crash on Japan before landfall near Kyoto and Tokyo 2009
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Not far from downtown Austin, urban infill translates as contemporary homes that are all sharp ...
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The use of a concrete post and beam frame with brick or adobe infill is a reasonable compromise when wood frame construction is not possible, as in Mexico where it would be prohibitively expensive and where there is no fire-fighting infrastructure to protect wooden buildings.
Earthquake and adobe 2003
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In addition, and with the consent of the environmental community, the state will relax various environmental rules to allow "infill" - higher-density land use in or near cities and towns.
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network 2008
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(DEP) looked at fields containing crumb rubber infill, which is recycled rubber.
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(DEP) looked at fields containing crumb rubber infill, which is recycled rubber.
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As part of Ottawa's five-year official plan review, city planners are recommending an average of 40 per cent of new homes in the city be built through intensification, namely infill and redevelopment projects, through to 2031.
unknown title 2009
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While development could significantly alter areas with potential for historic district designation, the impacts could be reduced by updated design guidelines for so-called infill development, the DEIR declares, spelling out a page of specifics.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2009
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I am late to this party, but if I am getting it right, the authors of this piece are giving a thumbs-down to the City of Portland's proposal that it alone among Oregon cities be given wide discretion as to what kind of infill housing it accepts and rejects, to be judged more or less on an ad hoc basis.
An apartment bunker in your neighborhood? If it's "delightful." (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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That is, of course, why sprawl happened in the first place — builders almost always find it less of a hassle to build on undeveloped land than to create so-called "infill" housing.
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