acre UK /ˈeɪ.kə/US /ˈeɪ.kɚ/noun 8forms 1phrases 1 noun8 •An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres. •Any of various similar units of area in other systems. •(historical) An area of 10,240 square yards or 4 quarters. •[usually plural] (informal) A wide expanse.I like my new house—there’s acres of space! •[usually plural] (informal) A large quantity. •(no longer used) A field. •(no longer used) The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yd (≈20 m) by 220 yd (≈200 m). •(no longer used) A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands. formsacres Phrases with acre all over hell's half acreAll over the place; everywhere.
Acre /ˈɑːkɹi/noun 2/ˈeɪ.kɚ/ noun 1phrases 1 noun2 •A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco. •A river in South America. Acre /ˈeɪ.kɚ/ noun1 •A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith. Phrases with Acre all over hell's half acreAll over the place; everywhere.