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  Acre article - Acre Imperial units U.S. customary units square feet yards m² U.S. - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An acre is a measure of land area in Imperial units or U.S. customary units.
The acre was selected as approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind an ox in one day.
An acre foot is a measure of volume used in the U.S. used to measure large volumes of water.
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In metric units, an acre is approximately 0.4047 hectare; to a good enough approximation formany purposes, it can be taken as 0.40 hectare or 4.0 km²/1000 acres.
The acre was selected as approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind anox in one day.
An acre-foot is a measure of volume used to measurelarge volumes of water, an acre-foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, 43,560 cubic feet(1233.5 cubic meters or 325 850 U.S. gallons).
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 Acre : Topic definition - Find answers and define meanings in The Free Encyclopedia.
A square parcel of land ½ mile on a side (¼ square mile) is 160 acres, the usual land tract under the Homestead Act in the United States.
In metric units, an acre is approximately 0.4047 hectare; to a good enough approximation for many purposes, it can be taken as 0.40 hectare or 4.0 km²/1000 acres.
An acre-foot is a measure of volume used to measure large volumes of water, an acre-foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters or 325 850 U.S. gallons).
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An acre is an English unit of area.
The UK has a definition of the acre in The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 as 4 046.856 422 4 m².
A square parcel of land ½ mile on a side is 160 acres, the usual land tract under the Homestead Act in the United States.
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In the UK, an acre is defined in the Units of Measurement regulations 1995 as 4046.8564224 m².
An acre foot is a used to measure large volumes of water, an acre foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, or 325,852.73 gallons.
The volume of a reservoir may be measured in acre feet, e.g.
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 Acre (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An acre is a unit of measure land area.
Acre is also the Crusader name given to the city in Israel called Akko in Hebrew, "Akka" in Arabic.
Acre is the name of one of the states of Brazil, see Acre (state).
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The precise meaning of this depends on the exact definition adopted for a Foot (unit of length)foot: the '''international acre''' is 4 046.856 433 4 m² (for the United KingdomUK, see [http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19951804_en_2.htm]).
In metric systemmetric units, an acre is approximately 0.4047 hectare; to a good enough approximation for many purposes, it can be taken as 0.40 hectare or 4.0 km²/1000 acres.
An '''acre-foot''' is a Volume#Volume measures: USAmeasure of volume used to measure large volumes of water, an acre-foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters or 325 850 U.S. gallons).
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 Acre [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An acre is a measure of land area in Imperial unitsThe Imperial units are an irregularly standardized system of units that have been used in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including the United States and Commonwealth countries.
The acre was selected as approximately the amount of land tillable by one manA man (from Proto-Germanic mannaz "man, person") is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman.
An acre-foot is a measure of volume used to measure large volumes of water, an acre-foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters or 325 850 U.S. gallonsThe gallon is a unit of volume used for measuring liquids (as well as dry matter).
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Acre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is equal to 43andnbsp;560 square feet, 4840 square yards, or 160 square rods.
A square parcel of land andfrac12; mile on a side (¼ square mile) is 160 acres, the usual land tract under the Homestead Act in the United States.
An acre-foot is a used to measure large volumes of water, an acre-foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters or 325andnbsp;850 U.S. gallons).
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 Acre (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An acre, a unit of land area measurement.
The city of Acre is the English name for the ancient city called Akko in Hebrew and Akka in Arabic, in modern Israel.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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 ACRE FACTS AND INFORMATION
An acre is an English measure of land area of about 0.4 ha.
In the UK the acre is listed in The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 as 4 046.856 422 4 m², which works out to be 43 560 square feet of 0.3048² m² (international definition of 1959).
the ''survey foot'' of 1200/3937 m, thus the ''survey acre'' is 4 046.872 61 m² approximately.
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 Acre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The UK has a definition of the acre in The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 as 4 046.856 422 4 m².
This is equivalent to 43 560 square feet using the definition of foot in the same source.
The US survey acre is 4 046.872 61 m².
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 Acre Article, Acre Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The precisemeaning of this depends on the exact definition adopted for a foot: the international acre is 4046.8564 m², but the U.S. survey acre is 4046.8726 m².
In the metric system, an acre is approximately 0.4047 hectare ; to a good enough approximation formany purposes, it can be taken as 0.4 hectare.
An acre foot is a measure of volume used in theU.S. used to measure large volumes of water.
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 Acre : Acre
For other definitions, see Acre (disambiguation).'' An acre is a measure of land area in Imperial units or U.S. customary units.
An area of land that is a square about 209 feet on each side, or a rectangle one furlong (220 yards) long and one chain (22 yards) wide has an area of one acre.
Conversely, a hectare is about 2.5 acres (2.471 acres) The acre was selected as approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind an ox in one day.
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 Acre articles and news from Start Learning Now   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The UK has a definition of the acre in The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 as 4 046.856 422 4 metrem².
The US has a definition of the acre in NIST Handbook 44 as 43 560 square footsquare feet.
This explains its rectangular definition one-chain (length)chain by one-furlong parcel of land; a long narrow strip of land is more efficient to plough than a square plot, since the plough does not have to be turned so often.
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 Encyclopedia entries starting with ACR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Acres Green is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Colorado.
Geography Acres Green is located at 39°33'24" North, 104°53'44" West (39.556740, -104.895454)1.
Acre may refer to— a unit of land area measurement.the Crusader name given to the ancient city called Akko in Hebrew and Akka in Arabic, in modern Israel.the Brazilian state in Amazonia, named for the Crusader outpost.Th..
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The precise meaning of this depends on the exact definition adopted for a foot: the international acre is 4 046.856 422 4 m² (for the UK, see [1]).
In SI units, an acre is approximately 0.4047 hectare; to a good enough approximation for many purposes, it can be taken as 0.40 hectare or 4.0 km²/1000 acres.
An acre-foot is a measure of volume used to measure large volumes of water, an acre-foot being the volume necessary to cover one acre to a depth of one foot, 43 560 cubic feet (1233.482 cubic meters or 325 851 U.S. gallons).
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 hectare acre information resources and websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This 11.4 hectare (28 acre) park also serves as a water reservoir for the Thornhill community...
In the metric system, an acre is approximately 0.4047 hectare; to a good enough approximation for many purposes, it can...
Hectare ---> Acre Hectare ---> Are Hectare ---> Square foot Hectare ---> Square meter Hectare ---> Square mile Hectare...
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 acre definition information resources and websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the US, an acre is a measure of land equal to 43 560 square feet...
acre n 1: a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries 2: a territory of western Brazil...
A measure of land equal to 43,560 square feet, 4,840 square yards, 4,047 square meters, 160 square rods or 0.4047 hectares.
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Energy costs gobble up yields - This year, the overall energy cost for one acre of corn on his farm is expected to run risen to about $130 an acre, $57 for wheat and $46 for.
Sodom Mountain and Southwick Acres Campgrounds - Closest camping to Six Flags New England and all of the Springfield, Massachusetts area attractions..
Acres of Wildlife - An informal family destination campground in the Sebago Lake area.
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 Articles - Acre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the UK the acre is listed in The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 as 4 046.856 422 4 m², which works out to be 43 560 square feet of 0.3048² m² (international definition of 1959).
The international foot of 0.3048 m, thus the international acre is 4 046.856 422 4 m² exactly and
the survey foot of 1200/3937 m, thus the survey acre is 4 046.872 61 m² approximately.
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 Acre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is equal to 43 560 square footsquare feet, or 4840 square yards.
Vowing to create a "new standard" for conservation stewardship and outdoor recreation, Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren today unveiled an ambitious vision to enhance the protection, management and expansion of public access to the 50,000-acre Irvine Ranch Land Reserve on the historic Irvine Ranch.
A man who prosecutors say was burning grass on his new vacation property when the flames got out of control was charged Thursday in connection with a 3,900-acre wildfire that destroyed 30 homes.
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The precise meaning of this depends on the exact definition adopted for a foot: the international acre is 4 046.856 433 4 m² (for the UK, see [link]).
A square parcel of land ½ mile on a side (¼ square mile) is 160 acres, the usual land tract under the Homestead Act in the US.
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1799 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Mount Tabor – Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
It has been suggested that Ulysses Bow be merged into this article or section.
The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Acheans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy.
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ACRE and IFG programs used for the assessment of religious education knowledge.
Long Acre Farms - Amazing Maize Corn Maze - Macedon, NY - Agriculture...
Son of Bahá'u'lláh, Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, upon His visit to Green Acre in 1912.) Look below for recent pictures of the Kelsey Center Mission...
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