recreation area

collocation in English

meaningsofrecreationandarea

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recreation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/
(a way of) enjoying yourself when you are ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofrecreationandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Properties located close to a garbage dump sell at considerable discounts, while properties located close to a combined conservation andrecreationareasell at premium prices.
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Children follow the example of grown-ups who have found the pub to be an attractiverecreationarea.
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The men were kept at the muster stations in therecreationareauntil 2.30 pm, when the installation's operations manager decided to address them.
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This would enable the council to provide a park orrecreationareaupon the cemetery site.
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In addition, the scheme provides for a lovely lake andrecreationarea, which will be of great benefit to the surrounding district.
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Local people were prepared to accept that further degradation, because they hoped that the land could be converted to arecreationarea.
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This is a possible opportunity to make arecreationarea.
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A plan was devised, costing approximately £7,000, which would have as its objective the conversion of the common into a first-classrecreationarea.
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It was an integral part of the scheme to make it a satisfactoryrecreationarea.
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Some of the land on which the western relief road will run has been used as an informalrecreationareaand in places it has been used for dumping.
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There is, too, a pretty largerecreationarea, about eight acres in extent, bounded by four trees with white marks on them, beyond which they may not go.
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To do that, the nursing home sought an amendment to a previous planning application to get rid of the physiotherapy unit,recreationareaand the hydro-pool facility.
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It is a pleasant piece of open woodland which has been enjoyed by the local community as an extension to the adjoiningrecreationareafor many years.
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The ground is now a publicrecreationarea.
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A boat ramp is also located in therecreationarea.
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A former open-pit coal mine, the lake was flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed as a waterrecreationarea.
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It is the only lake with a road-accessible publicrecreationareaon its shores.
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It has many trails and picnic areas, and is often used as a winterrecreationarea.
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Today the island, reef and beaches are managed together as arecreationarea.
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Today the area is a popular localrecreationarea.
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