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sprawl

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sprawl
See server sprawl and virtualization sprawl.
sprawl
a. the urban area formed by the expansion of a town or city into surrounding countryside
b. the process by which this has happened
urban sprawl
An unplanned development of open land, usually on the outskirts of a city.
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Not long after he had learned to sprawl, Jerry had learned that.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
It was restful and satisfying to sprawl upon his rough pate and pour one's vague hopes and aspirations into the great ears which flapped ponderously to and fro in apparent understanding.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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