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land measure
noun
- any system of measurement for measuring land.
- a unit or a series of units of measurement used in land measure.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of land measure1
First recorded in 1560–70
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Example Sentences
Las Vegas spilled into the space opened up by the 1998 land measure at an astonishing pace.
From Scientific American
The next great land measure was the Griffith-Dutton Act of 1884.
From Project Gutenberg
Atton, forfeiture of fief, 227-228.Arnold of Bonneval, 251.Arpent, a land measure, 129.Arras, treaty of, 439.Arteveld,
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The unit of land measure is the Rhynland rood, roughly equal to 12 ft.
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Presenting the reasons for opposing the new land measure, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce stated: The clause denying the right to lease agricultural lands is ineffective in operation.
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