acrenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeɪ.kər/us/ˈeɪ.kɚ/C2 a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards:
He's got 400 acres of land in Russia.
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- The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.
- The college is surrounded by 70 acres of parkland.
- The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.
- Major wildfires have destroyed thousands of acres in Idaho, Oregon and Montana.
- The field was about ten acres in size.
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Miscellaneous units of measurement
- becquerel
- caloric
- calorific
- curie
- farad
- flashpoint
- Gy
- hectare
- horsepower
- kHz
- kilohertz
- kilojoule
- lumen
- MHz
- millibar
- molal
- molar
- newton
- SI unit
- watt
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acreage
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈeɪ.kər.ɪdʒ/us/ˈeɪ.kɚ.ɪdʒ/
What acreage is (= how big is) her estate?