Acre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
  2. acres,
    • lands; land: wooded acres.
    • large quantities: acres of Oriental rugs.
  3. a plowed or sown field.
Idioms
  1. mule1 (def. 11).
noun
  1. a state in W Brazil. 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Capital: Rio Branco.
  2. a seaport in NW Israel: besieged and captured by Crusaders 1191.
noun
  1. a unit of area used in certain English-speaking countries, equal to 4840 square yards or 4046.86 square metres
  2. (plural)
    • land, esp a large area
    • a large amount
  3. to graze cows on the verge of a road
noun
  1. a state of W Brazil: mostly unexplored tropical forests; acquired from Bolivia in 1903. Capital: Rio Branco. Pop: 586 942 (2002). Area: 152 589 sq km (58 899 sq miles)
  2. a city and port in N Israel, strategically situated on the Bay of Acre in the E Mediterranean: taken and retaken during the Crusades (1104, 1187, 1191, 1291), taken by the Turks (1517), by Egypt (1832), and by the Turks again (1839). Pop: 45 600 (2001)
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