arable

[ ar-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈær ə bəl /

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adjective

capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage: arable land; arable soil.

noun

land that can be or is cultivated.

Origin of arable

1375–1425; <Latin arābilis, equivalent to arā(re) to plow + -bilis-ble; replacing late Middle English erable, equivalent to er(en) to plow (Old English erian) + -able-able

OTHER WORDS FROM arable

ar·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby arable

arabinoside, arabis, Arab-Israeli conflict, Arabist, Arabize, arable, Arab League, Arab Legion, Arab Spring, Arab street, Araby

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Example sentences from the Web for arable

Perhaps most amazingly, it only takes seven hours to transform a piece of land from arid to arable with LNC application.
A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|August 19, 2020|Singularity Hub
Water, food and arable land will be more scarce, cities more crowded and hunger more widespread.
Pope Francis Is Wrong About My Child-Free Life|Amanda Marcotte|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You will, by accident listening to the show, become an expert-not-really in matters of arable farming, organic crops, and milking.
America, Presenting Your New Addiction: ‘The Archers’|Tim Teeman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every village must be self-supporting, and therefore an equilibrium of arable and pasture will be established in every village.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

About 70 percent of the increase in cultivated land was added to arable acreage.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Indeed, the rocks and "drift" of a district give character to its arable surface.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
This addition to the arable land has been a great boon to the people.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877|James Kennedy
The house would, of course, go with the arable land and a mile or two of pasture beyond it.
Out on the Pampas|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for arable

arable

/ (ˈærəbəl) /

adjective

(of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops

of, relating to, or using such landarable farming

noun

arable land or farming

Word Origin for arable

C15: from Latin arābilis that can be ploughed, from arāre to plough

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	arable
释义	arable [ ar-uh-buhl ] / ˈær ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage: arable land; arable soil. noun land that can be or is cultivated. Origin of arable 1375–1425; <Latin arābilis, equivalent to arā(re) to plow + -bilis-ble; replacing late Middle English erable, equivalent to er(en) to plow (Old English erian) + -able-able OTHER WORDS FROM arable ar·a·bil·i·ty, noun Words nearby arable arabinoside, arabis, Arab-Israeli conflict, Arabist, Arabize, arable, Arab League, Arab Legion, Arab Spring, Arab street, Araby Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arable Perhaps most amazingly, it only takes seven hours to transform a piece of land from arid to arable with LNC application. A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland\|Vanessa Bates Ramirez\|August 19, 2020\|Singularity Hub Water, food and arable land will be more scarce, cities more crowded and hunger more widespread. Pope Francis Is Wrong About My Child-Free Life\|Amanda Marcotte\|June 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You will, by accident listening to the show, become an expert-not-really in matters of arable farming, organic crops, and milking. America, Presenting Your New Addiction: ‘The Archers’\|Tim Teeman\|April 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Every village must be self-supporting, and therefore an equilibrium of arable and pasture will be established in every village. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland About 70 percent of the increase in cultivated land was added to arable acreage. Area Handbook for Albania\|Eugene K. Keefe Indeed, the rocks and "drift" of a district give character to its arable surface. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds This addition to the arable land has been a great boon to the people. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877\|James Kennedy The house would, of course, go with the arable land and a mile or two of pasture beyond it. Out on the Pampas\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for arable arable / (ˈærəbəl) / adjective (of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops of, relating to, or using such landarable farming noun arable land or farming Word Origin for arable C15: from Latin arābilis that can be ploughed, from arāre to plough Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to arable cultivable, plowable, tillable
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arable

adjective

noun

Origin of arable

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British Dictionary definitions for arable

adjective

noun

Word Origin for arable

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