homestead

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home·stead1 /ˈhəʊmsted, -stəd $ ˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable]  1. TAa farm and the area of land around it 农庄2. American EnglishTA a piece of land, usually for farming, given to people in the past by the US government 〔美国旧时〕政府分配的土地

Examples from the Corpus

homestead• With its scenery and solitude, the Humm-Baby looks more like a homestead in Wyoming or Montana.• In such a state, Greeley said in his influential editorials, a 160-acre homestead could produce an ample living.• The typical settlement pattern for segmentary societies is one of settled agricultural homesteads or villages.• Salmon patties sat casually in their Pyrex homestead, just challenging you not to wolf them down as accompaniment.• When he left the homestead he rode his pony to Coopers-town.• He lived on the homestead only a short time, then went back east.• With the homesteads and the animals passing him downriver, it all seemed a dream.• The homestead was half-hidden in an encirclement of trees.

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homestead2 verb [intransitive, transitive] American English  TAto live and work on a homestead 在分到的土地上生活和劳作 —homesteader noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

homestead• As part of Estate Action we will introduce a new pilot scheme to promote homesteading.• The McLeods homesteaded along the river in 1858.From Longman Business Dictionaryhomesteadhome‧stead /ˈhəʊmsted, -stədˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable] American English1LAW property that is someone’s home and that they cannot be forced to sell to pay their debtsTexas homestead law protects your home from being seized if you go bankrupt.2FARMINGa farm and the area of land around itthe homestead his grandfather left himOrigin homestead1 Old English hamstede “home-place”

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home‧stead¹ /ˈhəʊmsted, -stəd $ ˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable]1. a farm and the area of land around it
2. American English a piece of land, usually for farming, given to people in the past by the US government
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals: a 300-hectare farm | a dairy farm | a sheep farm
   ▪ ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred: a cattle ranch in Wyoming
   ▪ smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm: a smallholding used for organic farming
   ▪ plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown: a rubber plantation | a tea plantation
   ▪ homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments: He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.
   ▪ spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching: They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.
   ▪ market garden an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit: He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.
   ▪ orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit: an apple orchard | cherry orchards
   ▪ allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent: We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.
   ▪ agriculture the practice of farming: More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
   ▪ arable adjective relating to growing crops: a lack of arable land

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homestead² verb [intransitive and transitive] American English
to live and work on a homestead
—homesteader noun [countable]