acre

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈeɪ.kə/

Noun

historical informal plural-normally obsolete

An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

Japanese Meaning

エーカー：4,840平方ヤード（約4,046.86平方メートル）に相当する土地の面積の単位。

What is this buttons?

They cleared an acre of overgrown brush to make room for a vegetable patch.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼らは野菜畑を作るために、納屋の裏の1エーカー（約4,046.86平方メートル）の茂った藪を切り開いた。

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Sense（1）

An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

Sense（2）

(Chester, historical) An area of 10,240 square yards or 4 quarters.

Sense（3）

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Sense（4）

(informal, usually in the plural) A wide expanse.

I like my new house - there’s acres of space!

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Sense（5）

(informal, usually in the plural) A large quantity.

Sense（6）

(obsolete) A field.

Sense（7）

(obsolete) The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).

Sense（8）

(obsolete) A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

acres

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