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acre-foot
a·cre-foot (ā′kər-fo͝ot′)n. The volume of water, 43,560 cubic feet, that will cover an area of one acre to a depth of one foot.acre-foot n, pl -feet (Units) the volume of water that would cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot: equivalent to 43 560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic metresa′cre-foot′
n. a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet (1233 cubic meters). [1900–05, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  acre-foot - the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meterscapacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
acre-foot
acre-foot[′ā·kər ′fu̇t] (hydrology) The volume of water required to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot, hence 43,560 cubic feet; a convenient unit for measuring irrigation water, runoff volume, and reservoir capacity. acre-footThe amount of water required to cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet (4046.9 m3); sometimes used as a measure of materials in place (e.g., gravel).acre-foot
acre-footA quantity of water,sand,or minerals equal to a volume 1 foot high over one hypothetical acre of land.It arises in the context of pricing water for irrigation purposes,estimating the value of minerals in place under the soil,and estimating numbers of fish per acre-foot of water. acre-foot
Words related to acre-footnoun the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 footRelated Words- capacity measure
- capacity unit
- cubage unit
- cubature unit
- cubic content unit
- cubic measure
- displacement unit
- volume unit
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