piece of land

Noun

Meaning

an extended area of land

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

croft land plot acre parcel tract plat parcel of land piece of ground

Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Hyponyms

park commons glade center oasis diamond

Examples

The oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it. Aldo Leopold

If I discover a manure which will enable me to make a piece of land produce 20 per cent more corn, I may withdraw at least a portion of my capital from the most unproductive part of my farm. David Ricardo

I had heard my father say that he never knew a piece of land run away or break. John Adams

As farmers or owners, the poor peasants possess a piece of land. The excellent means of transport enables them often to sell their goods. At the very worst they can mostly provide their own food. Herman Gorter

What more delightful avocation than to take a piece of land and, by cautious experimentation, to prove how it works? What more substantial service to conservation than to practice it on one's own land? Aldo Leopold

A piece of land is not a little thing. Kikuyu Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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