ranch
A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestockA large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
» My father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.
Мой отец содержит ранчо, разводит коров и лошадей.
У мого тата є ферма, на якій він розводить велику рогату худобу і коней.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
Ranch
ра́нчоránčo, фе́рмаférma
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
(countable, uncountable)A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.
Ranch, Farm
ра́нчоránčo, фе́рмаférma
(countable, uncountable)A house or property on a plot of ranch land.
ра́нчоránčo, фе́рмаférma
(countable, uncountable)A ranch-style house.
(uncountable)Ranch dressing.
Examples
93 sentencesMy father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.
У мого тата є ферма, на якій він розводить велику рогату худобу і коней.
ruМой отец содержит ранчо, разводит коров и лошадей.
His ranch covers twenty square miles.
Tom grew up on this ranch.
Tom loved living on the ranch.
Tom lived on a big ranch.
Translations
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Origin
Recorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American Spanish rancho (“small farm, groRecorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American Spanish rancho (“small farm, group of farm huts”), in Spanish originally “group of people who eat together." Cognate with English rank.
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Forms
plural: ranchesSynonyms
3 synonyms- farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle):spreadcattle ranchcattle farm
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable