| 单词 | quarter-section |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-section quarter-section n. North American a measure of land equal to a quarter of a square mile or 160 acres (approx. 64.7 hectares). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > North American unit quarter1804 quarter-section1804 1804 Statutes at Large II. 281 Public lands of the United States, the sale of which is authorized by law, may..be purchased..in entire sections, in half sections, or in quarter sections. 1879 B. Disraeli Speech 18 Sept. 2/3 Every man of fair character who comes to Canada, has a right..to obtain what is called a quarter-section of land. 1882 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 233 Each township, section, and quarter-section..marked off by mounds and posts. 1958 Herald-Tribune (Grand Prairie, Alberta) 10 Feb. 22/1 The quarter section was surrounded by a fence eight poles high with stakes held together by willow wands. 1995 Experience Lac du Bonnet Spring 24/2 An acreage a few kilometers north of Lac du Bonnet. It was a quarter-section of land with some cultivated acreage. < as lemmas |
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