noun Download 🔗Share An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters. Examples : "The farmer's field measured 10 acres. " area property agriculture unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various similar units of area in other systems. Examples : "The farmer measured the land in hectares, but also noted the size of the field in acres for comparison. " area property agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A wide expanse. Examples : "I like my new house - there’s acres of space!" area property agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A large quantity. Examples : "The farmer had acres of land to cultivate. " amount number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A field. Examples : "The farmer plowed the entire acre of land. " area property agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m). Examples : "The farmer's field measured one acre in size. " area property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands. Examples : "The borderlands saw many an acre fought over, with Scots and English clashing frequently. " history war nation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading