acre-foot
acre-foot noun: a unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters.
Noun
acre-foot (plural acre-feet)
- A unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters.
Forms of acre-foot
| plural | acre-feet |
|---|---|
| alternative form | acre foot |
Questions about acre-foot
- What does acre-foot mean?
- Acre-foot means a unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters.
- What part of speech is acre-foot?
- Acre-foot is a noun.
- What is the plural of acre-foot?
- The plural of acre-foot is acre-feet.
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