Definition of Land area

1. Noun. An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming). "He wanted some acreage to build on"

Exact synonyms: Acreage
Generic synonyms: Area, Expanse, Surface Area

Lexicographical Neighbors of Land Area

lanciform
lancinate
lancinated
lancinates
lancinating
lancination
lancinations
lancing
land
land(a)
land-grant
land-office business
land-poor
land agent
land ahoy
land area (current term)
land artist
land bridge
land bridges
land conservation and development commission
land crab
land cress
land degradation
land development
land down under
land girl
land girls
land grant
land gull
land gulls

Literary usage of Land area

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Assessment of Frameworks Useful for Public Land Recreation Planningby Stephen F. McCool by Stephen F. McCool (2008)
"The Census Bureau provides measurements for both land area and total water ... land area measurements may disagree with the information displayed on census ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... they were determined, also the percentage each of these comprises of the total land area.2 Since 1900 there is no definite statement of farm acreage. ..."

3. Water Rights in the Western States: The Law of Prior Appropriation of Water by Samuel Charles Wiel (1911)
"Extent of public land area. § 198. The first appropriations were all on public land. ! 1S9. ... Extent of the Public land area.—By the Louisiana Purchase, ..."

4. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"... of the former Towns—The Sea Black and Boiling—Direction of the Vibrations—Stones twisted round— Great Wave—Permanent Elevation of the Land—Area of ..."

5. Environmental Indicators for Agriculture by Organisation for Economic Co-operation, SourceOECD (Online service), Development. (2001)
"Share of agricultural land area affected by moderate to high wind ... Covers total national land area. 3. Data represent East Germany. ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"By the present arrangement, the land area constitutes 28 per cent of the surface. The ocean covers about 72 per cent, but by evaporation and condensation, ..."

7. The Real Japanese Question by Kiyoshi Karl Kawakami (1921)
"... ACREAGE CULTIVATED BY JAPANESE (Figures obtained October 1, 1920, by the Japanese Agricultural Association of California) Total land area in California ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Land area on Dictionary.com!Search for Land area on Thesaurus.com!Search for Land area on Google!Search for Land area on Wikipedia!

Search