1. arable - Noun
2. arable - Adjective
3. arable - Adjective Satellite
Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.
Arable land; plow land.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of the earth are limited, and will soon be taken. Josiah Strong
We live on a finite planet. We have finite resources, and we're running out of good, arable land. Jeremy Grantham
1840 to today After the Haarlemmermeer was drained in 1855 and turned into arable land, it was made part of North Holland. Source: Internet
A 2012 estimate of land use determined that the Cayman Islands' had 0.83 percent arable land and 2.08 percent permanent crops. Source: Internet
Added to these are lack of land ownership and access to arable land, drought, inadequate water resources, land degradation and soil erosion. Source: Internet
About one-fifth of the land is arable; another tenth is pasture. Source: Internet