Background for acres

acres

/ˈeɪ.kəz/ /ˈeɪ.kɚz/

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noun

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 farm encompasses 50 acres of land. "

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noun

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Examples :

"In some parts of the world, farmers measure their land in jagdhir, which are similar to acres but based on different historical systems. "

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noun

(usually in the plural) A wide expanse.

Examples :

"I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"

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noun

(usually in the plural) A large quantity.

Examples :

"The farm needed acres of fertilizer to help the crops grow well. "

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noun

Examples :

"The farmer planted corn on his vast acres. "

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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 planted corn on five acres of his land. "

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noun

A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

Examples :

"While reading a historical novel, I learned that "acres" were often bloody encounters between Scottish and English families vying for control of the borderlands. "

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