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21Acre — The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. One international acre is… …
22acre — A quantity of land containing 160 square rods, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet of land, in whatever shape. See land measure. Net acre. The amount of actual acreage that may be used for building lots after installation of streets,… …
23acre — A quantity of land containing 160 square rods, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet of land, in whatever shape. See land measure. Net acre. The amount of actual acreage that may be used for building lots after installation of streets,… …
24acre inch — (ac in) a unit of volume equal (of course) to 1/12 acre foot. An acre inch contains exactly 3630 cubic feet, about 27 154.29 U.S. gallons, or about 102.7902 cubic meters …
25acre-inch — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : the volume (as of water or soil) equivalent to a depth of one inch over an acre of land * * * /ay keuhr inch /, n. one twelfth of an acre foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet. [1905 10, Amer.] …
26acre-inch — noun Date: circa 1909 one twelfth of an acre foot …
27acre-inch — /ay keuhr inch /, n. one twelfth of an acre foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * …
28acre-inch — a′cre inch′ n. wam one twelfth of an acre foot • Etymology: 1905–10 …
29acre inch — noun one twelfth of an acre foot • Hypernyms: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit …
30ACRE — (Heb. עַכּוֹ, Acco, Akko; Ar. ﻋَﻜﺎَّ ʿAkkā; Ptolemais; St. Jean d Acre) coastal city in northern Israel situated on a promontory at the northern end of the Bay of Haifa, 14 mi. (23 km.) north of Haifa, in the Acre Coastal Plain. Ancient Acre… …
