Quarter Section (Noun)
Meaning
A land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The property deed listed the owner's parcel as the northeast quarter-section of section 15.
- Rural subdivisions were typically formed by dividing large farms into quarter-sections.
- This part of the range has always been an amalgamation of three and four separate quarter-sections put together for bigger herds.
- There's nothing stopping investors from breaking that parcel down further into 20 individual quarter-sections to turn around and resell to anyone with means to own such lands.
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