area

The definition of an area is a specific extent of land or space.

(noun)

A football field, a parking lot and a living room floor are each an example of an area.

See area in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a level surface or piece of ground
a part of the earth's surface; region; tract
the measure of a bounded region on a plane or of the surface of a solid
a yard of a building
a part of a house, lot, district, city, etc. having a specific use or character: dining area, play area, commercial area
a part of any surface, as of an organism, or a particular zone, as of the cerebral cortex
scope or extent, as of an operation

Origin: L, vacant place, courtyard, prob. (in sense “arid, bare place”) < arere, to be dry: see ash

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See area in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A roughly bounded part of the space on a surface; a region: a farming area; the New York area.
A surface, especially an open, unoccupied piece of ground: a landing area; a playing area.
A distinct part or section, as of a building, set aside for a specific function: a storage area in the basement.
A division of experience, activity, or knowledge; a field: studies in the area of finance; a job in the health-care area.
An open, sunken space next to a building; an areaway.
Abbr. A The extent of a planar region or of the surface of a solid measured in square units.
Computer Science A section of storage set aside for a particular purpose.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ārea, open space

Origin: ; possibly akin to ārēre, to be dry; see arid

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