ranch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ranch /rɑːntʃ $ ræntʃ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1. TAa very large farm in the western US and Canada where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred 〔美国西部和加拿大的〕大牧场2. DHHa ranch house 平房；牧场主住宅
Examples from the Corpus
ranch• He and a Boston friend bought a ranch in Laramie and raised sheep, then steer, on the open range.• We lived first on a ranch.• a four-bedroom ranch• a cattle ranch• Robert Daley settled the property in 1869, first as a horse and cattle ranch and then as a dairy operation.• We saw small towns and huge cities, chicken farms and horse ranches.• I sail past a little development of off-the-shelf ranch homes.• The bloody siege of the ranch complex in Waco has already left at least six police and cult members dead.• Over the years, the ranch shrank.Origin ranch (1800-1900) Mexican Spanish rancho, from Spanish, “camp, small building, small farm”, from French ranger “to put in a row”ranch nounChinese
the and in Canada a farm very large western Corpus US
ranch
ranch /rɑːntʃ $ ræntʃ/
noun [countable]
2. a ranch house
▪ 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
ranch /rɑːntʃ $ ræntʃ/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Mexican Spanish
Origin: rancho, from Spanish, 'camp, small building, small farm', from French ranger 'to put in a row'
1. a very large farm in the western US and Canada where sheep, cattle, or horses are bredLanguage: Mexican Spanish
Origin: rancho, from Spanish, 'camp, small building, small farm', from French ranger 'to put in a row'
2. a ranch house
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