ranchstead
ranchstead noun: a plot of ranchland and the buildings upon it; a ranchhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
Noun
ranchstead (plural ranchsteads)
- A plot of ranchland and the buildings upon it; a ranchhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
- At the crest stood Phil Grimes's tractor and lowboy trailer, and next to them the LeTourneau, and then down low on the slope he saw a ranchstead—a metal building, old barn, rock silo, outbuildings, and a house. Just past the house lay the river, curled against the base of the cliffs. He geared down...2014, John Keeble, Broken Ground, page 90
- Camp was a rambling old ranch-stead, comfortable bed and running water, meals cooked in an outdoor kitchen, taken outside on the porch.2025, Craig Boddington, 50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close
Forms of ranchstead
| plural | ranchsteads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ranch-stead |
Origin of ranchstead
From ranch + stead, modelled after farmstead.
Questions about ranchstead
- What does ranchstead mean?
- Ranchstead means a plot of ranchland and the buildings upon it; a ranchhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
- What part of speech is ranchstead?
- Ranchstead is a noun.
- What is the plural of ranchstead?
- The plural of ranchstead is ranchsteads.
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