arable
Land that can be croppedLand that can be cropped (i.e., land that is arable); land that is being cropped (i.e., land that is in the cropping phase of a crop rotation, currently being cropped rather than used as pasture or fallow).
» They take arable land for solar parks.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)Land that can be cropped (i.e., land that is arable); land that is being cropped (i.e., land that is in the cropping phase of a crop rotation, currently being cropped rather than used as pasture or fallow).
Examples
8 sentencesThey take arable land for solar parks.
Algeria has thousands of hectares of arable land.
The wood was cleared to make arable land.
deDer Wald wurde gerodet, um Ackerland zu schaffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Algeria's arable lands are concentrated in the north of the country.
China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization.
Origin
From Middle English arable, from Middle French arable, from Old French arable, from LatinFrom Middle English arable, from Middle French arable, from Old French arable, from Latin arābilis, formed from arō (“plow”) + -bilis (“able to be”). Cognate with earable (“arable”).
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Forms
plural: arables| Singular | arable |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable