land measure

American  

noun

1. any system of measurement for measuring land.

2. a unit or a series of units of measurement used in land measure.

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Etymology

Origin of land measure

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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land measure

Las Vegas spilled into the space opened up by the 1998 land measure at an astonishing pace.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2015

We have the authority of no less competent a witness than Litvinov, Bolshevist Minister to England, that "the land measure had been 'lifted' bodily from the program of the Socialist-Revolutionists."

From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by Spargo, John

Presenting the reasons for opposing the new land measure, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce stated: The clause denying the right to lease agricultural lands is ineffective in operation.

From Japan and the California Problem by Iyenaga, Toyokichi

The next great land measure was the Griffith-Dutton Act of 1884.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland

Really the whole possession is a much humbler one than I find myself able to make it appear in the flattering terms of land measure.

From The Amateur Garden by Cable, George Washington