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Definition acre in American English

acre noun

[countable] noun
/ˈeɪkər/
1

a unit for measuring the surface area of land, equal to 4,840 square yards or 4,047 square meters

Example

The hotel sits in 400 acres of woodland.

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Definition acre in American English