environs Definition
en·vi·rons (ən vī′rənz, in-)
environs Synonyms
environs Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- town: Generally this area can be taken as being equivalent to the environs of the town but this is by no means always the case.
- site: Roman limestone coffins found in the sandy environs of the site.
- station: What role can the railroad play in tackling crime in the immediate environs of the station?
- city: It seems a little incongrous really to find a ' country ' cottage within the environs of a large city.
- building: Smoking is also not permitted within the close environs of these buildings.
- school: Junior History Activity This term the Junior History Activity has taken advantage of the fine weather to explore the environs of the school.
Converse of object
- surround: Enjoy the opportunity for optional excursions to the surrounding environs or plays by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- explore: Junior History Activity This term the Junior History Activity has taken advantage of the fine weather to explore the environs of the school.
- leave: Once you leave the environs of Banja Luka, the country areas are like a relic from a previous century.
- enter: Enter the environs of Sydenham Hill and you're in a completely different world one that I'd hesitate to even call urban!
- protect: Mr Henderson suggested that the burden had been imposed to protect the environs of the church, and varied for the same purpose.
- reach: The path reaches the environs of Carn of Claise.
Adjective modifier
- immediate: What role can the railroad play in tackling crime in the immediate environs of the station?
- residential: The Principles also acknowledged the various sensitivities of the site, namely, its historic and ecological value, together with its residential environs.
- local: It also avoids the movement of aggregates to and from a site, cutting down on traffic levels in the local environs.
- beautiful: Seawitch Cottage - Hayle - Ideally base for exploring the beautiful environs of West Cornwall.
- familiar: It is then a steady ramble back to familiar environs.
- rural: The tour revolves around Hexham - historic abbey town and heart of Hadrian's Wall Country - and its rural environs.
Noun used with modifier
sis: Le Tableau de Londres et de ses environs en 1802 ( Paris.
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