acre-foot

[ey-ker-f-oot]

a·cre-foot

[ey-ker-f-oot]
noun
a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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acre-foot
 
n , pl -feet
the volume of water that would cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot: equivalent to 43 560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic metres

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