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| a.1 |
abbreviation of "acre" or "acres," a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters, used in measuring land. |
| abutter |
one whose land abuts another's. |
| acre |
a standard unit of area used to measure land. |
| acreage |
the number of acres in an area of land. |
| afield |
in, on, or to open land. [1/3 definitions] |
| Afro-Eurasia |
the land mass of Earth that includes all of Africa, Europe, and Asia. |
| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. [2/4 definitions] |
| agroforestry |
a land management system that uses trees or shrubs in cropland to improve sustainability. |
| aircraft carrier |
a very large ship with a flat deck on which airplanes can take off and land. |
| airfield |
a level surface, usu. with one or more paved runways, on which aircraft land and take off; airport. |
| airmail |
to send by air rather than by land or sea. [1/5 definitions] |
| airport |
a large area of land where airplanes come and go. |
| airspace |
the space extending above a particular land area, esp. that of a political entity. [1/2 definitions] |
| airstrip |
a landing strip or cleared area where aircraft land or take off; runway. An airstrip usually is not paved and does not have the workers or equipment of an airport. |
| alligator |
a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, wide snout. Alligators are protected by thick skin with many hard bumps. They live in rivers, lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water in the southeast United States and in China. They usually eat insects, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and other water animals, but have been known to attack small land mammals. They are closely related to crocodiles. Chinese alligators are endangered because their habitat is being changed by people. |
| amphibian |
a small animal that is born in water and then lives on land for part of its life. Frogs and toads are kinds of amphibians. |
| amphibious |
able to live both on land and in water. [2 definitions] |
| Antarctic |
the land or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (used with "the"). |
| Antarctica |
the land mass that surrounds the South Pole. |
| appanage |
a grant of land or revenue made by a king or queen to a dependent member of the royal family. [1/2 definitions] |
| appraisal |
an estimate, esp. by an official or expert, of the value of property, such as a house, land, work of art, or jewelry for the purpose of taxation, sale, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
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