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Meaning of sponge city | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An urban planning model that emphasizes flood management by strengthening green infrastructures instead of purely relying on drainage systems.
    uncountable
  2. A city that adopts such a model.
    countable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sponge cloth sponge construction sponge crab sponge down sponge function sponge gourd

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