Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acre

3 senses of acre

Sense 1
acre -- (a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries)
       => area unit, square measure -- (a system of units used to measure areas)

Sense 2
Acre -- (a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru)
       INSTANCE OF=> district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion -- (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

Sense 3
Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho -- (a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)