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quarter section

noun

, Western U.S.
  1. (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. : q.s.


quarter section

noun

  1. a land measure, used in surveying, with sides half a mile long; 160 acres
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quarter section1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

Having decided to take the northwest corner of the quarter-section selected, it was easy to find the stake set at the corner.

Therefore, it was in the beginning the Republican party declared for free homes of a quarter-section each.

Then we learned of this quarter-section with a shack already built, bunk and all.

Then one of you can take up the next quarter-section free land.

A quarter-section is a square whose sides (bounded by meridians and parallels), are each half a mile, and contain 160 acres.

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