green lung
n.— «I will show the state government what can be done to transform the area into a green lung to create a sustainable living environment for Penangites.» —“Green lung idea for landfill” by Winnie Yeoh Malaysia Star Sept. 22, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Enthusiastic book recommendations! Martha’s savoring the biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century explorer, polymath, and naturalist who revolutionized our understanding of nature and predicted the effects of human activity on...
You may have a favorite word in English, but what about your favorite in another language? The Spanish term ojalá is especially handy for expressing hopefulness and derives from Arabic for “God willing.” In Trinidad, if you want to ask...