polytunnel en · NOUN
Etymology
Short for polythene tunnel.
Meanings
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A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.
He made a gesture that incorporated the compost heap, the polytunnels, and the potting bench.
2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 24:Regan and her team decide which of the farm's 3,000 polytunnels of strawberries will be dedicated to Wimbledon a few weeks before the tournament, and they choose from among the roughly 800 seasonal workers for roles on the coveted picking operation.
2023 July 14, The New York Times, “The Strawberry Fields of Wimbledon”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polytunnels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (9)
ja ビニールハウス (a polyethylene tunnel) · sv tunnelväxthus (a polyethylene tunnel) · ko 비닐하우스 (a polyethylene tunnel) · de Foliengewächshaus (a polyethylene tunnel) · tr tünel sera (a polyethylene tunnel) · bg политунел (a polyethylene tunnel) · hu fóliasátor (a polyethylene tunnel) · fi kasvutunneli (a polyethylene tunnel) · de Folientunnel (a polyethylene tunnel)