acre-inch

[ ey-ker-inch ]

noun
  1. one-twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3,630 cubic feet.

Origin of acre-inch

1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words Nearby acre-inch

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How to use acre-inch in a sentence

  • The fertilizing value of these substances is about 25 cents per acre-inch of water.

    The Mystic Mid-Region | Arthur J. Burdick

British Dictionary definitions for acre-inch

acre-inch

noun
  1. the volume of water that would cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 inch; one twelfth of an acre-foot: equivalent to 3630 cubic feet or 102.8 cubic metres

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