acre right

American  

noun

U.S. History.

1. the right of a settler to purchase land that the settler has occupied or improved.

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Example Sentences

Turn right and you might find yourself sharing the trail with backcountry skiers heading to the north-facing slopes of Humpback Mountain.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

"Staircase to mezzanine. Sharp left all the way to double doors. Turn right after the pool. Take the second elevator bank to the 12th floor after you cross the footbridge to building J."

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

Turn right past the town library, through a covered alleyway, past the gym on the left, over a bubbling mill stream and — 90 seconds later — you have arrived.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2018

Turn right as you approach Camp Rotary’s shaded picnic area and retrace your steps back to the parking area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2017

Turn right where flowers big as dinner plates grow strangely blue.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai