acre

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Noun

1. An [[English]] [[unit]] of [[land]] [[area]] ([[symbol]]: '''a.''' or '''ac.''') [[originally]] [[denoting]] a [[day]]'s [[ploughing]] for a [[yoke]] of [[oxen]], [[now]] [[standardize]]d as 4,840 [[square yard]]s or 4,046.86 [[square metre]]s.
2. Any of various similar units of area in other [[system]]s.
3. {{lb|en|informal|usually|in the plural}} A wide expanse.
4. {{lb|en|informal|usually|in the plural}} A large quantity.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[field]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[acre's breadth]] by the [[acre's length|length]], [[English]] [[unit]]s of [[length]] [[equal]] to the [[statute]] [[dimension]]s of the [[acre]]: 22 yd (≈20 m) by 220 yd (≈200 m).
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[duel]] [[fought]] between [[individual]] [[Scot]]s and [[Englishmen]] in the [[borderland]]s.

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