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broadacre

broadacre adjective: of or pertaining to, or suitable for large-scale farming.

Adjective

broadacre (not comparable)

  1. (Australia) Of or pertaining to, or suitable for large-scale farming.
    • Higher prices for most major broadacre commodities, including wheat, wool and beef, contributed to a large increase in profits for the majority of Australia′s broadacre farms in 2001-02.2004, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2004 Year Book, Australia, page 423
    • The survey covers broadacre agriculture across all of Australia (see Figure 20.1), but excludes small and hobby farms.2010, Roberto Benedetti, Federica Piersimoni, Marco Bee, Agricultural Survey Methods, page 232

Origin of broadacre

From broad + acre.

Questions about broadacre

What does broadacre mean?
Broadacre means of or pertaining to, or suitable for large-scale farming.
What part of speech is broadacre?
Broadacre is an adjective.

Words near broadacre in the dictionary

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  5. Broad.
  6. broadacre
  7. broadax
  8. broadaxe
  9. broadaxes
  10. broadband
  11. broadbands

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