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

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

From Scientific American

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

From Project Gutenberg

Atton, forfeiture of fief, 227-228.Arnold of Bonneval, 251.Arpent, a land measure, 129.Arras, treaty of, 439.Arteveld,

From Project Gutenberg

The unit of land measure is the Rhynland rood, roughly equal to 12 ft.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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