Pronunciation:
[ay-kur] •
(noun)
Related Resources:
Land and Property Records
Definition:
A unit of area; in the United States and England an acre is equal to 43,560
square feet (4047 square meters). This is equal to 10 square chains or 160
square poles. 640 acres equals one square mile.
Related Terms
• chain
• hectare
• indiscriminate
survey
• metes
and bounds
• perch
• plat
• plotting
• pole
• rod
• survey
• vara
• warrant
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