acre
noun
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
half-acre
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a word derived from
acre.
Example Sentences
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Located on a half-acre of land in a picturesque suburb of Tuscaloosa, the property features ample room for several of Weaver’s former teammates to stop by, should they wish.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He has traveled in a bus packed with U.S. farmers down narrow roads into rural Cambodia, where the landscape is dotted with half-acre ponds used for fish farming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
The half-acre garden teems with a staggering assortment of produce.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
Joe Sarafa, a local developer and property manager, helped guide Mr. Treter through the details of buying the half-acre Commongrounds site along the Boardman River, which flows through the city.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2024
And since one didn’t easily escape from his mother in the midst of planting a half-acre of potatoes, he searched hurriedly for a way to turn the con-versation.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
