acres of grass
collocation in Englishmeaningsofacreandgrass
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acre
noun[C]
uk/ˈeɪ.kər/us/ˈeɪ.kɚ/
a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 ...
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grass
noun
uk/ɡrɑːs/us/ɡræs/
a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth's surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in ...
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(Definition ofacreandgrassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In that case no less than two acres of grass was taken.
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There are 32 million acres of grass and crops in the country.
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One man is employed on 100 acres of grass to four on arable land.
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I think that there must be more level playing fields now than there are acres of grass.
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I see thousands and thousands of acres of grass land.
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It has an acreage of 145, and has on it 30 cattle, 70 sheep, with 38 acres of corn and 25 acres of grass for hay.
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It will leave us with, say, 30 acres of grass, some highly expensive buildings for storing fruit, gas and cold stores utterly useless for any other purpose.
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He said that we can get 3,000,000 more acres of grass in good condition in this country, but rabbits are consuming far more than that by not being dealt with.
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Shumack narrowly escaped the fires and lost many acres of grass at his property.
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The farmers raise cattle and sheep for beef, lamb, and wool markets, grow acres of grass for winter hay supplies, make compost for fertilizer, and cultivate a large vegetable garden.
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