acre-foot

acre-foot definition

☆ acre-foot (ā′kər fo̵ot′)

noun

the quantity of irrigation water (43,560 cubic feet) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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