- hotbed earth
- парниковая земля
Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.
Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.
Hotbed — Hot bed , n. 1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hotbed — 1620s, from HOT (Cf. hot) + BED (Cf. bed); originally bed of earth heated by fermenting manure for forcing growing plants; generalized sense of place that fosters rapid growth is from 1768 … Etymology dictionary
hotbed — ► NOUN 1) a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure, for raising or forcing plants. 2) an environment promoting the growth of an activity or trend … English terms dictionary
hotbed — [hät′bed΄] n. 1. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by manure, electricity, etc. for forcing plants 2. any place that fosters rapid growth or extensive activity … English World dictionary
hotbed — /ˈhɒtbɛd / (say hotbed) noun 1. a bed of earth, heated by fermenting manure, etc., and usually covered with glass, for growing plants out of season. 2. a place favouring rapid growth, especially of something bad: *Offices are a hotbed of sexual… …
hotbed — /hot bed /, n., v., hotbedded, hotbedding. n. 1. a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season. 2. a place or… … Universalium
hotbed — noun a) a low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure; used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants. A hotbed works as a miniature hothouse, i.e. greenhouse … Wiktionary
hotbed — noun 1》 an environment promoting the growth of something, especially something unwelcome: the country was a hotbed of revolt. 2》 a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure, for raising plants … English new terms dictionary
hotbed — n. 1 a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure. 2 (foll. by of) an environment promoting the growth of something, esp. something unwelcome (hotbed of vice) … Useful english dictionary
hotbed — hot•bed [[t]ˈhɒtˌbɛd[/t]] n. 1) bot a boxlike glass structure covering a bed of earth that is heated by electric cables or fermenting manure, for growing plants out of season 2) a place or environment favoring rapid growth or spread, esp. of… … From formal English to slang
Savage Aural Hotbed — (abbreviated as SAH) is a Minneapolis, MN based found object band. Formed in 1988, SAH is a four member band that performs instrumental percussive and ambient music. They are heavily influenced by Japanese Taiko drumming, but also features usage… … Wikipedia