| 单词 | water farm |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater farm water farm n. (a) a tract of land used for the collection or storage of water, or for the production of bottled water; (b) a tract of water used for raising fish, shellfish, etc. (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > fish-farm farm1841 water farm1850 fish-farm1865 aquafarm1967 1850 Q. Rev. Sept. 500 Lands hitherto regarded as profitless wastes..spring into sudden value and significance as water-farms, adapted to afford us drink. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 60 At Whitstable, Faversham, and adjoining water farms.., a space of twenty-seven square miles is taken up in oyster culture. 1988 B. Luckingham Phoenix 248 Phoenix and other valley cities also purchased ‘water farms’ in the 1980s, acquiring agricultural lands throughout the state for their water rights in order to help ensure a future supply. 2004 R. Weber Foods from Farm 9 Some fish are raised in special water farms. < as lemmas |
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