Acre

/ˈeɪkə/

/ˈeɪkɝ/

Acre

a unit used in North America and Britain for measuring land area that equals 4047 square meters or 4840 square yards

a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean

synonyms : Accho

a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru

Examples

1. The grounds covered eight acres.

2. They raise corn, soybeans and alfalfa on 460 acres.

3. The house is set in fifty acres of parkland.

4. The forest fire was terrible, it destroyed thousands of acres.