Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of area: A standard unit of land area used primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, and other English-speaking countries. It is equal to 4,840 square yards, 43,560 square feet, or approximately 0.4047 hectares.
   • A city and port: A historic town and port in northwestern Israel, on the Mediterranean coast.
   • A territory: A territory in western Brazil that borders Bolivia and Peru.

Examples of Usage

• As a unit of area:
  • The farm consists of 50 acres of land.
  • They purchased an acre to build their new house.
• As a place name:
  • We visited the ancient Crusader fortifications in Acre, Israel.
  • The territory of Acre in Brazil is known for its rainforests.

Advanced Usage

• "Broad acres": A literary or formal phrase referring to extensive fields or countryside.
  • He dreamed of owning broad acres of farmland.
• "God's acre": A poetic or archaic term for a churchyard or cemetery.
  • The old stones stood silent in God's acre.

Variants and Related Words

• Acreage (noun): An extent or area of land, typically measured in acres.
  • The total acreage of the property is significant.

Synonyms

• For the unit of area: Plot, parcel, tract (though these are not exact measurement equivalents).
• For fields: Field, meadow, pasture.

Related Phrases

• "To come with the acre": Not a standard phrasal verb. Land is typically described as being or .
  • The land was priced by the acre.

Related Idioms

• "Not an acre of truth": A rarely used expression implying there is no truth whatsoever in a statement.
  • His wild story contained not an acre of truth.

Noun

1. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
2. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
3. a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries