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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ranch /ræntʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Agriculturea place of business for raising horses, cattle, and livestock, usually a very large farm in which there is enough land to support the grazing of the animals.
- Agriculture, British Terms, Dialect Termsa farm or ranchlike enterprise that raises a single crop or animal:a mink ranch.
- Architectureranch house (def. 2).
v. [no object] - to own, manage, or work on a ranch.
ranch•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ranch (ranch),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturean establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Agriculture, British Terms, Dialect Terms[Chiefly Western U.S. and Canada.]a large farm used primarily to raise one kind of crop or animal:a mink ranch.
- a dude ranch.
- the persons employed or living on a ranch.
- ArchitectureSee ranch house.
v.i. - to manage or work on a ranch.
- Spanish rancho rancho
- 1800–10, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ranch /rɑːntʃ/ n - a large tract of land, esp one in North America, together with the necessary personnel, buildings, and equipment, for rearing livestock, esp cattle
- any large farm for the rearing of a particular kind of livestock or crop: a mink ranch
- the buildings, land, etc, connected with it
vb - (intransitive) to manage or run a ranch
- (transitive) to raise (animals) on or as if on a ranch
Etymology: 19th Century: from Mexican Spanish rancho small farm; see rancho |