ACRE /āˈkər/

Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, a public body that advises on the effect on health and the environment of the release of genetically modified organisms

acre /āˈkər/

1. A measure of land equivalent to 4840 sq yd (approx 0.4 ha; also Scottish acre 6150.4 sq yd, Irish 7840 sq yd, both obsolete)
2. (in pl) lands or estates
3. (in pl) a very large area or amount (informal)

acreage /āˈkər-ij/ noun

Area in acres

acred /āˈkərd/ adjective

Landed

aˈcre-breadth noun (archaic)

22 yards

acre-footˈ noun

A unit of volume of water equivalent to covering an acre one foot deep, ie 43560 cu ft (approx 1200 cu m)

aˈcre-length noun (archaic)

220 yards

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