Noun
a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
Source: WordNetquarter-section
Combines and tractors mean that the farmer could successfully manage more than a quarter section of land, so there was a shift from family farms and subsistence crops to cash crops grown on many sections of land. Source: Internet
It is platted on a quarter section of land (160 acres; 0.6 km²) on the alluvial fan of North Crestone Creek. Source: Internet