quarter-section /ˈkwoɹ.təɹ ˌsɛk.ʃən/ noun2 •(US) A square tract of laud containing 160 acres, and constituting one fourth of a section. •Synonym of homestead (“a parcel of land in the interior of North America, usually 160 acres (one-fourth of a section)”) formsquarter sections · quarter-sections