acre


Definition: Meaning of, acre in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈeɪkə /

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acre acres
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  1. a unit for measuring area, equal to 4840 square yards or 4047 square metres
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  2. acres of space/room British English informal a large amount of space
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Acre


Definition: Meaning of, Acre in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈeɪkə /

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  1. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
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  2. a town and port in northwestern Israel
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Acre used in phrases

  • God's acre (noun)
    1. a patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard
  • Hell's Half Acre (noun)
    1. a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
  • Sedum acre (noun)
    1. mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover
  • acre inch (noun)
    1. one twelfth of an acre-foot
  • acre-foot (noun)
    1. the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
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