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English
Adjective
grass-grown
- Covered with or overgrown with grass.
1939 September, T. R. Perkins, “The G.W.R. in West Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 200:Then came the Great War, the Irish troubles, and the diversion of most of the American traffic to Southampton; the new construction was promptly dropped, and only grass-grown earthworks and cuttings now remain.
1941 June, “Notes and News: The Derelict Glyn Valley Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 279–280:There are numerous sheds in the now grass-grown yard, most of which now house threshing machines and farm carts instead of locomotives and rolling stock, although the roofs of some are gaping holes.
1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 603:[...] Camerton Colliery has closed down and the railway sidings here are empty and grass-grown; [...].
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