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Built environment

Destination C1 &C2 Vocabulary Unit 16

TermDefinition
built-up a built-up area has a lot of buildings in it
bypass (v) to avoid the centre of a town or city by using a road that goes round it
bypass (n) a road that goes round a town or city so that you can avoid going through its centre
construct to build something large or complicated, such as a bridge or road
demolish to deliberately destroy a building
district an area of a town or country
dwell to live somewhere
estate an area where there are many houses, usually built at the same time by the same company
evict to legally force someone to leave the house they are living in, usually because they have not paid their rent
high-rise a high-rise building is very tall with many floors or levels
housing buildings for people to live in
infrastructure the set of systems within a place or organization that affect how well it operates, for example the telephone and transport systems in a country
inner city an area near the centre of a large city where a lot of poverty and other social problems exist
occupy if someone occupies a room, building, area of land, seat, bed, or other place during a period of time, they use it
populated a populated area has people living there
skyline the shapes made by buildings or mountains when you see them against the sky
skycraper a very tall building containing offices or flats
structure something large such as a building or a bridge that is built from different parts
suburban relating to an area or town near a large city but away from its center, whre there are many houses, especially for middle-class people
surroundings all the things that are present in a place and that form the experience of being there
urban relating to towns and cities, or happening there
Created by: patrick.d.a
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