polytunnel

English
Polytunnels

Etymology

Short for polythene tunnel.

Noun

polytunnel (plural polytunnels)

  1. A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.
    Synonym: polyhouse
    • 2023 July 14, The New York Times, “The Strawberry Fields of Wimbledon”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-17:
      Regan and her team decide which of the farm's 3,000 polytunnels of strawberries will be dedicated to Wimbledon a few weeks before the tournament, and they choose from among the roughly 800 seasonal workers for roles on the coveted picking operation.

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