Acre of land — Acre of land, Einheit des englischen Flächenmaßes = 0,4047 ha; in England, den meisten englischen Kolonien und den Vereinigten Staaten gebräuchlich … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Land Act of 1804 — The Land Act of 1804 was an act which made it easier to buy federal land in Ohio on credit. The Land Act of 1804 replaced the Harrison Land Act which had been recommended by William Henry Harrison. Under the Harrison Land Act to buy land in Ohio… … Wikipedia
Land grant — A land grant is a gift of real estate land or privileges made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially as rewards for military service. Grants of land are also awarded to individuals and companies… … Wikipedia
acre-inch — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : the volume (as of water or soil) equivalent to a depth of one inch over an acre of land * * * /ay keuhr inch /, n. one twelfth of an acre foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet. [1905 10, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
ACRE — (Heb. עַכּוֹ, Acco, Akko; Ar. ﻋَﻜﺎَّ ʿAkkā; Ptolemais; St. Jean d Acre) coastal city in northern Israel situated on a promontory at the northern end of the Bay of Haifa, 14 mi. (23 km.) north of Haifa, in the Acre Coastal Plain. Ancient Acre… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Acre (Einheit) — Acre ist eine von den Britischen Inseln stammende jahrhundertealte angloamerikanische Maßeinheit zur Flächenbestimmung von Grundstücken. Mit der heutigen Größe von grob 4047 m² ist diese Flächeneinheit vergleichbar mit dem Morgen oder Tagwerk.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Acre — A cre, n. [OE. aker, AS. [ae]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG. achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [*a]ker, Dan. ager, Goth. akrs, L. ager, Gr. ?, Skr. ajra. [root]2, 206.] 1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Land reform in Zimbabwe — began after the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979 in an effort to more equitably distribute land between the historically disenfranchised blacks and the minority whites who ruled Zimbabwe from 1923 to 1979. The government s land… … Wikipedia
Acre (disambiguation) — Acre may refer to:*Acre, a unit of land area measurement *Acre, Israel, the English name for the ancient city called Akko in Hebrew and Akka in Arabic *District of Acre, an administrative district of Palestine, between 1800 and 1948 *Acre (state) … Wikipedia
acre — (n.) O.E. æcer tilled field, open land, from P.Gmc. *akraz field, pasture (Cf. O.N. akr, O.S. akkar, O.Fris. ekker, M.Du. acker, Du. akker, O.H.G. achar, Ger. acker, Goth. akrs), from PIE *agro field ( … Etymology dictionary
